Kinsey, Alabama Weather
Kinsey, 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 Kinsey, Houston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kinsey. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kinsey is published on the Headland Municipal Airport (KHDL) page, 8 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. 6 airfields within reach of Kinsey 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 Kinsey: Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN) 10 km · Ozark-Blackwell Field (K71U) 30 km · Abbeville Municipal Airport (K0J0) 35 km · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR) 35 km · Enterprise Municipal Airport (KEDN) 53 km
Conditions reported at KHDL describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kinsey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kinsey.
About Kinsey, Alabama
Kinsey unfolds under a sky that often holds the soft, diffused light of the Gulf Coast's humid embrace, a gentle breath from the nearby ocean. It lies 5.9 miles north-north-east of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 27°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south of Headland. The land here, a low-lying terrain of sandy loam, cradles scattered pines and hardy oaks, their branches often draped with Spanish moss that sways like forgotten lace in the infrequent breeze. Fields of soybeans and peanuts stretch out, their green and tan hues a muted counterpoint to the deeper greens of the surrounding woodlands, and the occasional cluster of modest homes suggests a quiet persistence, a life lived in easy proximity to the earth. The air, particularly in the late afternoons, carries the faint, sweet scent of pine resin and damp soil, a perfume of the South that settles deep into the bones. This corner of Houston County, Alabama, has long been tied to the rhythms of agriculture, a legacy stretching back to its earliest days as a farming settlement. The economy of Kinsey still leans on the bounty of the land, with cotton, corn, and livestock forming the backbone of its enduring character. While no grand monuments mark its history, the quiet dignity of its working farms and the simple, well-maintained roads speak of a community that has weathered changes with a steady hand. The nearby Chattahoochee River, though not directly touching Kinsey itself, exerts its subtle influence, shaping the drainage and contributing to the fertile lands that have sustained generations of families who call this place home.
Live animated radar for Kinsey 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 | Kinsey, Houston County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.299063°N, 85.344378°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36303 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kinsey, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kinsey, 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 Kinsey includes coordinates 31.299063°N, 85.344378°W, situated in Houston County. ZIP code 36303. 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. 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.
