Douglas, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Douglas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—91°71°+2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers73%0.61″83°72°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm21%—86°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy10%—87°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%—86°69°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—90°70°+4°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Douglas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Douglas
- Sat89°71°10%
- Sun91°71°22%
- Mon83°72°73%
- Tue86°69°21%
- Wed87°68°10%
- Thu86°69°23%
- Fri90°70°56%
- Sat81°68°60%
- Sun80°67°45%
- Mon80°66°22%
- Tue86°65°13%
- Wed88°68°25%
- Thu86°70°45%
- Fri89°70°39%
- Sat88°73°43%
- Sun91°72°45%
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 — Douglas
SPC has placed Douglas in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Douglas
- 35957
- 35980
- 35964