Anderson, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Anderson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain27%0.33″91°73°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm41%0.02″85°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—85°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—87°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm22%—88°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—83°72°-5°
AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 62 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Anderson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35610
16-Day Forecast — Anderson
- Sat90°70°9%
- Sun91°73°27%
- Mon85°70°41%
- Tue85°68°17%
- Wed87°67°10%
- Thu88°68°22%
- Fri83°72°46%
- Sat79°72°41%
- Sun82°65°32%
- Mon78°59°14%
- Tue81°61°16%
- Wed83°63°30%
- Thu80°69°42%
- Fri87°68°68%
- Sat80°70°44%
- Sun84°69°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Anderson
SPC has placed Anderson 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 Anderson
- 35610