Boaz, Alabama Weather
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Boaz weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—91°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm74%—86°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—86°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy13%—87°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm24%—86°68°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle59%—90°70°+4°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.84 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Boaz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 35956, 35957
16-Day Forecast — Boaz
- Sat89°70°8%
- Sun91°73°15%
- Mon86°71°74%
- Tue86°69°26%
- Wed87°68°13%
- Thu86°68°24%
- Fri90°70°59%
- Sat81°68°47%
- Sun79°66°37%
- Mon81°66°21%
- Tue85°64°19%
- Wed88°67°46%
- Thu86°70°42%
- Fri90°69°56%
- Sat87°73°56%
- Sun91°71°48%
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 — Boaz
SPC has placed Boaz 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 Boaz
- 35957
- 35956