Dothan, Alabama Weather
Dothan, Alabama — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Dothan, Houston County.
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About Dothan, Alabama
Dothan rises from the Wiregrass region, a landscape defined by a gentle swell of sandy soil and a sky that often feels vast and unburdened, especially in the late afternoon when the light softens, casting long, languid shadows across the well-tended lawns and the broad avenues. It lies 28.2 miles east-south-east of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-west of Headland. The air here carries a humid warmth, a constant reminder of the Deep South's embrace, and the distant hum of traffic blends with the rustle of pines and the occasional call of a mockingbird. This is a place where the earth itself seems to hold a quiet patience, yielding a bounty of crops under the sun's generous gaze, and where the sprawling live oaks, draped with Spanish moss, offer a stoic, timeless presence against the backdrop of a modernizing world. The history of Dothan is inextricably linked to agriculture, particularly the peanut, which earned it the moniker "Peanut Capital of the World" and shaped its early economy with the rhythm of planting and harvest. This agricultural heritage is still visible, not just in the fields that stretch towards the horizon, but in the very spirit of the place, a grounded resilience forged through generations of working the land. While diversification has brought other industries, the echoes of the peanut boom are felt in the town's character, a blend of pragmatic industriousness and a friendly, neighborly disposition. The nearby Chattahoochee River, though not directly within the city limits, influences the region's hydrology and provides a vital water source, subtly shaping the greenness that characterizes Dothan and its surroundings, a constant, life-giving presence in the heart of Houston County.
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| Location | Dothan, Houston County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.223231°N, 85.390489°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36301, 36303, 36302, 36304, 36305 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dothan, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dothan, Alabama, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Dothan includes coordinates 31.223231°N, 85.390489°W, situated in Houston County. ZIP code 36301, 36303, 36302, 36304, 36305. Telephone area code: 334. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
