Cottonwood, Alabama Weather
Cottonwood, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cottonwood, Houston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cottonwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood is published on the Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN) page, 33 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Cottonwood have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Cottonwood: Headland Municipal Airport (KHDL) 35 km · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR) 46 km · Ozark-Blackwell Field (K71U) 52 km · Geneva Municipal Airport (K33J) 54 km
Conditions reported at KDHN describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cottonwood.
About Cottonwood, Alabama
Cottonwood spreads its quiet presence across the Alabama landscape, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a soft, Southern exhale. It lies 13.1 miles south-south-east of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 157°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north-north-west of Marianna. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of gentle rain and sun, give way to fields that shimmer with the promise of growth, often a verdant tapestry of crops punctuated by the deeper greens of pine and oak. The air, especially in the early mornings, carries a distinct humidity, a palpable presence that clings to the skin like a whisper from the nearby Wiregrass region's natural endowments. Sunlight here has a particular quality, an almost molten gold that spills across the terrain as the day begins to wane, casting long shadows that stretch and pull at the edges of perception. The history of Cottonwood is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil and the agricultural spirit that has long defined this corner of Houston County. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, shaping the local economy through crops like cotton, peanuts, and a variety of vegetables, a legacy that still echoes in the quiet hum of machinery during harvest seasons. While the pace of life in Cottonwood is unhurried, there's an underlying industriousness, a dedication to the land that has sustained families and fostered a strong sense of local identity. The community has weathered the changes of time, its character shaped by the enduring rhythm of planting and reaping, a steady heartbeat that continues to resonate through its streets and fields.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Cottonwood, Houston County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.048793°N, 85.304933°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 35613, 36320 |
| Area Code | 256, 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cottonwood includes coordinates 31.048793°N, 85.304933°W, situated in Houston County. ZIP code 35613, 36320. Telephone area code: 256, 334. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
