Brilliant, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brilliant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle37%0.04″93°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle57%—86°71°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—92°69°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear10%—94°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail14%—86°71°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%0.01″93°71°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle54%0.04″92°68°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 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 during the projected peak around 11 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Brilliant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35548
15-Day Forecast — Brilliant
- Sun93°72°37%
- Mon86°71°57%
- Tue92°69°17%
- Wed94°68°10%
- Thu86°71°14%
- Fri93°71°47%
- Sat92°68°54%
- Sun81°67°46%
- Mon82°66°25%
- Tue90°67°9%
- Wed92°70°18%
- Thu89°71°19%
- Fri92°70°24%
- Sat93°73°29%
- Sun96°72°45%
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 — Brilliant
SPC has placed Brilliant 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 Brilliant
- 35594
- 35548