Foley, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Foley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—89°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers54%—87°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail62%—89°77°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm37%—90°78°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm21%—90°78°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—91°79°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—92°78°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Foley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36535
15-Day Forecast — Foley
- Sun89°76°21%
- Mon87°76°54%
- Tue89°77°62%
- Wed90°78°37%
- Thu90°78°21%
- Fri91°79°16%
- Sat92°78°27%
- Sun90°80°47%
- Mon90°74°46%
- Tue86°73°33%
- Wed91°73°33%
- Thu92°76°45%
- Fri88°77°45%
- Sat92°77°48%
- Sun93°76°52%
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 — Foley
SPC includes Foley 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 Foley
- 36535
- 36536