Kinston, Alabama Weather
Kinston, 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 Kinston, Coffee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kinston. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kinston is published on the Logan Field (K1A4) page, 16 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 Kinston 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 Kinston: Carl Folsom Airport (K14J) 23 km · Florala Municipal Airport (K0J4) 24 km · South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) 24 km · Frank Sikes Airport (K04A) 58 km
Conditions reported at K1A4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kinston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kinston.
About Kinston, Alabama
Kinston rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient hand of Southern Alabama's rolling terrain, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 19.9 miles west-south-west of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 250°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-east of Opp. Broadleaf trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often softens to a hazy, pearlescent grey at day's end, form a verdant canopy over the gentle slopes. The land here is generous, yielding to the farmer's plow, and crisscrossed by the meandering paths of small creeks, their waters the colour of weak tea, reflecting the overhanging foliage. A subtle warmth permeates even the cooler months, a lingering memory of summer's embrace, and the quiet hum of insects is a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the unfolding days in Kinston. The history of Kinston is inextricably tied to the fertile soil and the abundance of timber, resources that fueled its early growth and continue to define its economy. Generations have worked the land, cultivating crops that have sustained the region, while the nearby forests have long provided lumber for building and industry. While no grand universities or bustling metropolises mark its immediate vicinity, Kinston possesses a distinct character, a resilience born from its agricultural roots and the quiet determination of its people. This character is reflected in the unassuming storefronts and the unhurried pace of daily life, a stark contrast to the clamor of larger cities, where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the year's activity.
Live animated radar for Kinston 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 | Kinston, Coffee County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.216004°N, 86.171058°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 36453, 36467 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kinston, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kinston, 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 Kinston includes coordinates 31.216004°N, 86.171058°W, situated in Coffee County. ZIP code 36453, 36467. Telephone area code: 251. 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.
