Clay, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle36%0.02″88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast71%—84°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—89°67°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle——91°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—94°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—94°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle52%—92°73°-2°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 24.4 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.4 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Clay
- Sun88°72°36%
- Mon84°71°71%
- Tue89°67°29%
- Wed91°69°9%
- Thu94°71°14%
- Fri94°73°35%
- Sat92°73°52%
- Sun91°70°44%
- Mon87°70°24%
- Tue94°69°13%
- Wed97°73°11%
- Thu91°73°35%
- Fri92°68°42%
- Sat92°70°35%
- Sun92°71°33%
- Mon94°74°30%
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 — Clay
SPC has placed Clay in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Clay
- 35173
- 35126