Napier Field, Alabama Weather
Napier Field, 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 Napier Field, Dale County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Napier Field. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Napier Field is published on the Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN) page, 1 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 Napier Field 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 Napier Field: Headland Municipal Airport (KHDL) 15 km · Ozark-Blackwell Field (K71U) 20 km · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR) 25 km · Abbeville Municipal Airport (K0J0) 38 km · Enterprise Municipal Airport (KEDN) 42 km
Conditions reported at KDHN describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Napier Field specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Napier Field.
About Napier Field, Alabama
Napier Field unfolds across the rolling, clay-rich soil of southeastern Alabama, a landscape defined by a gentle topography that slopes and dips with the patient persistence of slow-moving water. It lies 7.4 miles north-north-west of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 329°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-south-west of Headland. Longleaf pines, their bark a rough, russet mosaic, stand sentinel over scattered clearings and the occasional weathered barn, their needles whispering a dry, rustling song in the humid breeze. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine resin, a pervasive perfume that settles into the very pores of the land, especially potent in the hazy golden light of late afternoon when the sun slants low, casting elongated shadows that stretch across the fields. Here and there, stands of oak and hickory offer a deeper, cooler shade, their broad leaves forming a dense canopy that shelters pockets of quiet, undisturbed undergrowth. The history of Napier Field is tied to the agricultural heartbeat of Dale County, a place where cotton once reigned supreme and the rhythms of planting and harvest dictated the pulse of life. While the grand plantations of the past have largely receded, the spirit of the land endures in the small farms and cattle ranches that still dot the landscape, their livelihood a testament to the enduring connection between people and soil. The local economy, while diversified, retains a quiet strength drawn from the fertile earth and the hardworking hands that tend it. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the echoes of generations who have tilled this ground are palpable, a subtle undercurrent beneath the placid surface of everyday life in Napier Field.
Live animated radar for Napier Field 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 | Napier Field, Dale County, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31.315451°N, 85.454101°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 Napier Field, Alabama Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Napier Field, 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 Napier Field includes coordinates 31.315451°N, 85.454101°W, situated in Dale 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.
