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Fairford, Alabama Weather

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

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

Fairford, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:31 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
82%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
2:59 PM
Fairford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairford, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 74°H 89°
Fairford, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    48%
    0.40″
    89°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    89°73°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    50%
    94°73°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    20%
    94°73°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    97°74°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    97°76°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    97°75°
Fairford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 62°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 294SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the wnw.
Fairford, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.31008.11008.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fairford, AL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) 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
Fairford, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.6mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
05:31 UTC · Fairford, 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
05:31 UTC · Fairford, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairford, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairford, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairford, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
2:59 PM
Civil dusk
8:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairford, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairford, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Fairford

  1. Sun90°74°48%
  2. Mon89°73°55%
  3. Tue94°73°50%
  4. Wed94°73°20%
  5. Thu97°74°21%
  6. Fri97°76°26%
  7. Sat97°75°47%
  8. Sun94°73°57%
  9. Mon77°71°54%
  10. Tue90°70°32%
  11. Wed95°71°27%
  12. Thu95°76°35%
  13. Fri92°73°48%
  14. Sat97°72°49%
  15. Sun101°72°56%

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 — Fairford

SPC includes Fairford 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 Fairford

  • 36553

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.