Elkmont, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain31%0.09″87°73°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle68%—86°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle22%—85°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—88°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers50%0.06″88°71°0°
AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.87 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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elkmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35620
16-Day Forecast — Elkmont
- Sat90°70°9%
- Sun87°73°23%
- Mon86°71°68%
- Tue85°69°22%
- Wed87°67°9%
- Thu88°68°13%
- Fri88°71°50%
- Sat85°69°56%
- Sun70°65°31%
- Mon81°65°13%
- Tue84°66°6%
- Wed85°68°15%
- Thu84°70°33%
- Fri88°68°32%
- Sat85°72°39%
- Sun89°71°49%
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 — Elkmont
SPC has placed Elkmont 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 Elkmont
- 35620