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Brantley, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brantley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Brantley, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 7:17 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
84%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
2:53 PM
Brantley, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrantley, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Brantley, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    91°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    37%
    1.4″
    86°72°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    96°74°+10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    13%
    95°72°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    92°72°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    96°74°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    97°74°+1°
Brantley, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · backing 130°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 8
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 130° from the wsw.
Brantley, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.21003.11005.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Brantley, AL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.87 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Brantley, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
85 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:17 UTC · Brantley, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:17 UTC · Brantley, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brantley, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brantley, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brantley, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
2:53 PM
Civil dusk
8:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brantley, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
11:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brantley, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brantley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36009

16-Day Forecast — Brantley

  1. Sun91°74°38%
  2. Mon86°72°37%
  3. Tue96°74°27%
  4. Wed95°72°13%
  5. Thu92°72°20%
  6. Fri96°74°21%
  7. Sat97°74°44%
  8. Sun97°73°53%
  9. Mon83°71°48%
  10. Tue91°69°26%
  11. Wed98°72°18%
  12. Thu95°69°33%
  13. Fri84°69°42%
  14. Sat89°73°42%
  15. Sun92°72°52%
  16. Mon95°74°43%

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 — Brantley

SPC includes Brantley 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 Brantley

  • 36009

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.