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Elberta, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elberta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Elberta, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 7:05 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
85%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
2:56 PM
Elberta, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElberta, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 75°H 91°
Elberta, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    91°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    87°75°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    50%
    92°78°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    32%
    92°77°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    92°78°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    91°79°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    21%
    92°79°+1°
Elberta, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 51°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 11 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Elberta, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.0
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.94 inHg
Now
1014.0
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.01012.31014.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Elberta, AL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elberta, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:05 UTC · Elberta, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:05 UTC · Elberta, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elberta, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elberta, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elberta, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
2:56 PM
Civil dusk
8:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elberta, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elberta, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elberta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36530

16-Day Forecast — Elberta

  1. Sun91°76°19%
  2. Mon87°75°29%
  3. Tue92°78°50%
  4. Wed92°77°32%
  5. Thu92°78°27%
  6. Fri91°79°11%
  7. Sat92°79°21%
  8. Sun90°77°45%
  9. Mon76°72°50%
  10. Tue86°73°34%
  11. Wed89°76°20%
  12. Thu92°79°52%
  13. Fri87°71°45%
  14. Sat90°77°42%
  15. Sun88°75°59%
  16. Mon91°79°60%

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 — Elberta

SPC includes Elberta 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 Elberta

  • 36530

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.