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Ardmore, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ardmore, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 6:03 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:04 PM
Ardmore, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArdmore, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Ardmore, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    90°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    91°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.02″
    86°69°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    25%
    83°68°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    86°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    89°67°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    87°71°-2°
Ardmore, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 79°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ardmore, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.8
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.8
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8981.8981.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ardmore, AL
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
+57 in 6h

AQI 95 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 57 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
13.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 93

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ardmore, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.4mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
23:03 UTC · Ardmore, 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
23:03 UTC · Ardmore, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ardmore, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ardmore, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ardmore, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
3:04 PM
Civil dusk
8:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ardmore, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ardmore, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ardmore at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35739

16-Day Forecast — Ardmore

  1. Sat90°69°6%
  2. Sun91°73°25%
  3. Mon86°69°55%
  4. Tue83°68°25%
  5. Wed86°66°13%
  6. Thu89°67°22%
  7. Fri87°71°53%
  8. Sat82°70°46%
  9. Sun80°64°32%
  10. Mon78°57°17%
  11. Tue80°59°18%
  12. Wed83°62°33%
  13. Thu78°68°41%
  14. Fri86°68°65%
  15. Sat79°70°49%
  16. Sun82°68°46%

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 — Ardmore

SPC has placed Ardmore 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 Ardmore

  • 35739

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.