Bear Creek, Alabama Weather
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Bear Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain42%0.17″89°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle61%—84°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—89°69°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy14%—92°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm14%—86°70°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—93°70°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle53%0.01″90°70°-3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bear Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35543
15-Day Forecast — Bear Creek
- Sun89°71°42%
- Mon84°71°61%
- Tue89°69°19%
- Wed92°68°14%
- Thu86°70°14%
- Fri93°70°48%
- Sat90°70°53%
- Sun80°66°43%
- Mon81°66°22%
- Tue90°67°8%
- Wed91°70°17%
- Thu88°71°34%
- Fri92°70°35%
- Sat92°72°42%
- Sun95°72°40%
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 — Bear Creek
SPC has placed Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek
- 35581
- 35543