Altoona, Alabama Weather
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Altoona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—89°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle68%—81°72°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm22%—86°69°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—87°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%—85°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%0.04″88°70°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail58%—83°68°-5°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35952
15-Day Forecast — Altoona
- Sun89°73°20%
- Mon81°72°68%
- Tue86°69°22%
- Wed87°68°10%
- Thu85°70°23%
- Fri88°70°54%
- Sat83°68°58%
- Sun81°66°48%
- Mon79°66°23%
- Tue87°65°14%
- Wed88°68°25%
- Thu86°70°45%
- Fri90°69°39%
- Sat90°73°43%
- Sun92°72°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Altoona
SPC has placed Altoona in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.
ZIP codes in Altoona
- 35952