Ballplay, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ballplay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers43%1.2″96°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast68%—85°72°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle41%—91°69°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear14%—94°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy35%—95°73°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle54%—96°72°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 39 now. With UV 1.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ballplay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°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.
16-Day Forecast — Ballplay
- Sun96°72°43%
- Mon85°72°68%
- Tue91°69°41%
- Wed92°70°7%
- Thu94°70°14%
- Fri95°73°35%
- Sat96°72°54%
- Sun93°71°47%
- Mon91°70°30%
- Tue96°70°15%
- Wed97°73°11%
- Thu91°72°29%
- Fri96°70°42%
- Sat96°71°48%
- Sun94°72°44%
- Mon96°75°46%
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 — Ballplay
SPC has placed Ballplay 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 Ballplay
- 35903
- 36272