Cullman, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cullman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain36%0.67″91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers70%—82°71°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—85°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—87°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—92°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy50%—91°72°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle57%—91°71°0°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cullman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 35055, 35057, 35058
15-Day Forecast — Cullman
- Sun91°72°36%
- Mon82°71°70%
- Tue85°70°26%
- Wed87°67°13%
- Thu92°71°18%
- Fri91°72°50%
- Sat91°71°57%
- Sun89°68°44%
- Mon86°68°20%
- Tue85°69°9%
- Wed92°70°9%
- Thu77°69°24%
- Fri79°69°39%
- Sat83°68°35%
- Sun81°70°32%
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 — Cullman
SPC has placed Cullman 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 Cullman
- 35058
- 35057
- 35055
- 35056