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Fort Deposit, Alabama Weather

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

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

Fort Deposit, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:33 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
2:56 PM
Fort Deposit, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Deposit, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 88°
Fort Deposit, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    36%
    0.45″
    88°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    63%
    87°71°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    93°73°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    94°73°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    91°73°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    93°74°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.01″
    93°73°
Fort Deposit, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 80°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 9 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Deposit, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.1996.8998.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Deposit, AL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fort Deposit, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.1mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
05:33 UTC · Fort Deposit, 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
05:33 UTC · Fort Deposit, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Deposit, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Deposit, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Deposit, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
2:56 PM
Civil dusk
8:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Deposit, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Deposit, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Deposit at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36032

15-Day Forecast — Fort Deposit

  1. Sun89°75°36%
  2. Mon87°71°63%
  3. Tue93°73°31%
  4. Wed94°73°9%
  5. Thu91°73°18%
  6. Fri93°74°28%
  7. Sat93°73°38%
  8. Sun90°70°52%
  9. Mon77°69°44%
  10. Tue87°67°26%
  11. Wed92°68°27%
  12. Thu96°71°31%
  13. Fri95°72°39%
  14. Sat96°72°42%
  15. Sun97°73°40%

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 — Fort Deposit

SPC includes Fort Deposit 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 Fort Deposit

  • 36032

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.