Carbon Hill, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbon Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy14%—94°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast36%—93°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm68%—91°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers31%—92°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—93°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—88°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—87°73°-1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carbon Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Carbon Hill
- Sat94°70°14%
- Sun93°75°36%
- Mon91°72°68%
- Tue92°70°31%
- Wed93°68°13%
- Thu88°70°20%
- Fri87°73°32%
- Sat88°69°50%
- Sun89°68°38%
- Mon83°60°19%
- Tue86°61°17%
- Wed87°65°40%
- Thu80°69°40%
- Fri95°69°52%
- Sat85°72°47%
- Sun86°71°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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