Cherokee Ridge, Alabama Weather
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Cherokee Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—90°73°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail73%0.02″85°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—84°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—85°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm25%—88°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle58%—88°71°0°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.79 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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 10:33 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cherokee Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cherokee Ridge
- Sat89°70°13%
- Sun90°73°23%
- Mon85°71°73%
- Tue84°70°25%
- Wed85°67°14%
- Thu88°68°25%
- Fri88°71°58%
- Sat82°71°53%
- Sun81°64°34%
- Mon78°58°20%
- Tue82°59°17%
- Wed83°63°42%
- Thu81°69°42%
- Fri89°68°58%
- Sat82°70°55%
- Sun81°69°49%
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 — Cherokee Ridge
SPC has placed Cherokee Ridge 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 Cherokee Ridge
- 35175