Athens, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Showers22%0.35″93°73°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers58%—87°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—85°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—88°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—90°71°+2°
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.
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 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 10:35 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Athens 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 codes: 35611, 35613, 35614
16-Day Forecast — Athens
- Sat90°69°6%
- Sun93°73°22%
- Mon87°70°58%
- Tue85°70°19%
- Wed87°67°9%
- Thu88°69°20%
- Fri90°71°50%
- Sat82°71°44%
- Sun82°64°32%
- Mon79°58°17%
- Tue81°60°18%
- Wed84°63°33%
- Thu81°70°41%
- Fri88°68°65%
- Sat82°71°49%
- Sun84°69°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 — Athens
SPC has placed Athens 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 Athens
- 35611
- 35613
- 35612