Butler, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butler weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast50%—89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle49%—88°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail26%—93°72°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—98°73°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—95°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—98°76°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast43%—99°74°+1°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.90 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Butler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36904
15-Day Forecast — Butler
- Sun87°75°50%
- Mon88°73°49%
- Tue93°72°26%
- Wed98°73°13%
- Thu95°74°21%
- Fri98°76°24%
- Sat99°74°43%
- Sun86°72°53%
- Mon82°72°36%
- Tue95°71°22%
- Wed99°74°14%
- Thu90°72°29%
- Fri80°70°35%
- Sat92°69°35%
- Sun86°71°29%
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 — Butler
SPC has placed Butler 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 Butler
- 36904