Calera, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Calera weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain37%0.14″93°74°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm61%0.04″83°72°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle40%—91°70°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—94°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail16%—88°71°-6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm43%—93°71°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle57%—90°69°-3°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 23.2 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.91 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.2 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Calera at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35040
15-Day Forecast — Calera
- Sun93°74°37%
- Mon83°72°61%
- Tue91°70°40%
- Wed94°71°16%
- Thu88°71°16%
- Fri93°71°43%
- Sat90°69°57%
- Sun90°68°51%
- Mon74°68°28%
- Tue90°67°15%
- Wed94°69°23%
- Thu91°72°33%
- Fri92°72°42%
- Sat88°72°44%
- Sun95°72°39%
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 — Calera
SPC has placed Calera 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 Calera
- 35040