Chunchula, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chunchula weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle32%0.02″89°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle65%—88°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail54%—93°74°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail21%—93°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm22%—97°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—96°75°-1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
Chunchula at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36521
16-Day Forecast — Chunchula
- Sat91°73°8%
- Sun89°74°32%
- Mon88°72°65%
- Tue93°74°54%
- Wed93°74°21%
- Thu97°74°22%
- Fri96°75°25%
- Sat97°74°44%
- Sun88°74°60%
- Mon85°73°54%
- Tue86°71°34%
- Wed96°71°27%
- Thu89°75°35%
- Fri90°74°48%
- Sat93°74°49%
- Sun98°74°56%
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 — Chunchula
SPC includes Chunchula in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Chunchula
- 36521