Ethelsville, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ethelsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—90°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm55%0.02″92°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%—90°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—97°70°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail22%—87°72°-10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%0.04″96°72°+9°
AQI 109 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 56 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ethelsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35461
16-Day Forecast — Ethelsville
- Sat92°71°19%
- Sun90°74°18%
- Mon92°72°55%
- Tue90°70°24%
- Wed97°70°18%
- Thu87°72°22%
- Fri96°72°26%
- Sat96°69°41%
- Sun88°68°33%
- Mon80°67°17%
- Tue87°68°15%
- Wed94°69°34%
- Thu92°73°36%
- Fri93°73°52%
- Sat94°73°45%
- Sun96°73°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 — Ethelsville
SPC has placed Ethelsville 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 Ethelsville
- 35461