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Kinston, Alabama Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kinston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Kinston, AL
Tuesday, June 16 at 11:41 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
95%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
2:50 PM
Kinston, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKinston, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 72°H 85°
Kinston, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    0.30″
    77°73°—
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    0.06″
    85°72°+8°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hail
    92%
    1.8″
    83°75°-2°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    82%
    0.12″
    88°75°+5°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    0.64″
    82°71°-6°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    —
    84°73°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    T-storm w/ Hail
    16%
    —
    91°74°+7°
Kinston, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
68°78°88°6p12a6a12pnow 73°high 85°low 72°PRECIP %
Kinston, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 54°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 15 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 265SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 54° from the sse.
Kinston, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1001–1004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.31000.91001.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Kinston, AL
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
↓-6 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

Trends

Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.

Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100WEDTHUFRISATSUNMONTUEWED7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³320
Kinston, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
34 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:41 UTC · Kinston, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:41 UTC · Kinston, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kinston, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kinston, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kinston, AL
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
2:50 PM
Civil dusk
8:19 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Kinston, AL
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:09 AM
Moonset
9:55 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Kinston, AL
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kinston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Kinston

  1. Tue77°72°84%
  2. Wed85°72°46%
  3. Thu83°75°92%
  4. Fri88°75°82%
  5. Sat82°71°48%
  6. Sun84°73°57%
  7. Mon91°74°16%
  8. Tue94°75°29%
  9. Wed95°73°26%
  10. Thu92°72°24%
  11. Fri93°75°27%
  12. Sat94°74°31%
  13. Sun88°71°42%
  14. Mon86°72°45%
  15. Tue84°71°42%
  16. Wed91°71°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Kinston

SPC has placed Kinston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

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ZIP codes in Kinston

  • 36467
  • 36453

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.