Bear Creek, Alabama Weather
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Bear Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle31%0.05″87°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—86°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm24%—90°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers——91°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle26%—93°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—97°71°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—93°71°-4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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: 9°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Bear Creek
- Sun87°71°31%
- Mon86°69°24%
- Tue90°70°24%
- Wed91°70°8%
- Thu93°68°26%
- Fri97°71°24%
- Sat93°71°43%
- Sun88°70°43%
- Mon95°70°20%
- Tue84°64°9%
- Wed86°59°11%
- Thu93°65°15%
- Fri87°68°43%
- Sat87°70°35%
- Sun91°69°32%
- Mon90°69°39%
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 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 Bear Creek
- 35581
- 35543