Auburn, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Auburn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—90°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast46%—86°73°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%—95°71°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——93°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers13%—94°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—95°72°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast41%—97°73°+2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.3 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.3 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Auburn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 36830, 36832
16-Day Forecast — Auburn
- Sun90°75°21%
- Mon86°73°46%
- Tue95°71°44%
- Wed93°71°7%
- Thu94°70°13%
- Fri95°72°20%
- Sat97°73°41%
- Sun92°71°51%
- Mon87°71°33%
- Tue94°71°18%
- Wed98°72°17%
- Thu94°70°38%
- Fri88°67°33%
- Sat90°70°41%
- Sun88°71°45%
- Mon94°72°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Auburn
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 — Auburn
SPC has placed Auburn in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Auburn
- 36849
- 36832
- 36830
- 36831