Fort Payne, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Payne weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—93°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle82%0.01″85°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle28%—88°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—89°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy16%—91°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle58%—90°71°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle56%0.12″78°70°-12°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.93 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Payne at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 35967, 35968
15-Day Forecast — Fort Payne
- Sun93°71°18%
- Mon85°71°82%
- Tue88°69°28%
- Wed89°67°11%
- Thu91°67°16%
- Fri90°71°58%
- Sat78°70°56%
- Sun78°66°40%
- Mon81°64°22%
- Tue88°64°16%
- Wed89°68°16%
- Thu85°70°45%
- Fri91°68°42%
- Sat82°70°48%
- Sun91°72°51%
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 Payne
SPC has placed Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne
- 35967
- 35968