Belle Fontaine, Alabama Weather
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Belle Fontaine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—93°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—91°76°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm38%—92°75°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail50%—92°76°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm27%—91°76°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm13%—92°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—92°76°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Belle Fontaine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Belle Fontaine
- Sat93°75°12%
- Sun91°76°12%
- Mon92°75°38%
- Tue92°76°50%
- Wed91°76°27%
- Thu92°77°13%
- Fri92°76°11%
- Sat92°78°13%
- Sun94°79°27%
- Mon91°72°30%
- Tue92°74°26%
- Wed87°74°39%
- Thu80°74°52%
- Fri86°73°49%
- Sat90°77°45%
- Sun93°77°42%
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 — Belle Fontaine
SPC includes Belle Fontaine in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Belle Fontaine
- 36582