Excel, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Excel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—92°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail62%—89°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail54%—88°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—91°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%—88°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—91°74°+3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 55 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Excel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36439
16-Day Forecast — Excel
- Sat91°72°5%
- Sun92°75°23%
- Mon89°72°62%
- Tue88°72°54%
- Wed91°73°23%
- Thu88°74°41%
- Fri91°74°32%
- Sat93°73°30%
- Sun96°74°38%
- Mon86°71°40%
- Tue86°70°14%
- Wed85°68°31%
- Thu80°69°35%
- Fri84°70°30%
- Sat89°72°39%
- Sun90°74°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Excel
SPC includes Excel 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 Excel
- 36460
- 36445
- 36439