Carbon Hill, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbon Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain39%1.2″91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle55%—84°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—93°69°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——94°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail15%—86°72°-8°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle46%0.02″94°71°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm55%0.44″90°68°-4°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 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 ~100%) — 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carbon Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35549
15-Day Forecast — Carbon Hill
- Sun90°71°39%
- Mon84°72°55%
- Tue93°69°17%
- Wed94°69°9%
- Thu86°72°15%
- Fri94°71°46%
- Sat90°68°55%
- Sun84°67°47%
- Mon82°67°26%
- Tue90°67°8%
- Wed93°69°20%
- Thu90°71°29%
- Fri94°71°35%
- Sat92°72°35%
- Sun96°73°40%
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 — Carbon Hill
SPC has placed Carbon Hill 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 Carbon Hill
- 35549