Citronelle, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Citronelle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain40%0.47″89°74°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm59%—89°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail46%—94°73°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail19%—92°72°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm22%—95°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—96°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%—97°75°+1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — 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 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Citronelle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36522
15-Day Forecast — Citronelle
- Sun90°74°40%
- Mon89°73°59%
- Tue94°73°46%
- Wed92°72°19%
- Thu95°73°22%
- Fri96°75°26%
- Sat97°75°45%
- Sun91°73°58%
- Mon77°71°52%
- Tue89°70°32%
- Wed96°70°27%
- Thu93°74°35%
- Fri91°73°48%
- Sat95°73°49%
- Sun98°73°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 — Citronelle
SPC includes Citronelle 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 Citronelle
- 36522