Cottonwood, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle12%0.05″95°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast52%—88°75°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail53%0.63″92°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm24%—92°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—93°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm27%—93°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%—95°74°+2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.82 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cottonwood 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: 36320
15-Day Forecast — Cottonwood
- Sun95°76°12%
- Mon88°75°52%
- Tue92°72°53%
- Wed92°74°24%
- Thu93°74°21%
- Fri93°75°27%
- Sat95°74°35%
- Sun91°71°55%
- Mon73°70°42%
- Tue87°71°25%
- Wed89°73°25%
- Thu92°72°48%
- Fri82°72°45%
- Sat90°72°42%
- Sun87°72°53%
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 — Cottonwood
SPC includes Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood
- 36320