Fairfield, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—94°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain29%1.5″94°74°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm57%—84°72°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle32%—93°70°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—95°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail23%—88°72°-7°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm29%—91°72°+3°
AQI 87 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 19.3 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.89 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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.3 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fairfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35064
16-Day Forecast — Fairfield
- Sat94°72°22%
- Sun94°74°29%
- Mon84°72°57%
- Tue93°70°32%
- Wed95°71°15%
- Thu88°72°23%
- Fri91°72°29%
- Sat90°69°55%
- Sun85°69°38%
- Mon77°68°25%
- Tue90°68°18%
- Wed93°70°39%
- Thu92°73°35%
- Fri93°72°48%
- Sat94°73°48%
- Sun96°73°43%
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 — Fairfield
SPC has placed Fairfield 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 Fairfield
- 35064