Florence, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Florence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—93°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers26%0.13″93°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm50%—85°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast37%—86°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—88°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm31%—88°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%0.01″91°73°+3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 80. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 80. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 10:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 35630, 35632, 35633, 35634
16-Day Forecast — Florence
- Sat93°68°12%
- Sun93°73°26%
- Mon85°71°50%
- Tue86°69°37%
- Wed88°67°36%
- Thu88°68°31%
- Fri91°73°42%
- Sat80°70°41%
- Sun84°65°27%
- Mon79°59°13%
- Tue82°60°10%
- Wed84°62°19%
- Thu79°69°16%
- Fri88°69°16%
- Sat82°70°24%
- Sun84°69°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Florence
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 — Florence
SPC has placed Florence 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 Florence
- 35632
- 35633
- 35630
- 35631