Fort Rucker, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Rucker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle10%0.04″94°76°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle35%0.02″90°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm48%—88°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%—89°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm35%0.05″90°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—93°74°+3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 10:26 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Rucker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fort Rucker
- Sat95°73°11%
- Sun94°75°10%
- Mon90°74°35%
- Tue88°74°48%
- Wed89°74°33%
- Thu90°75°35%
- Fri93°74°32%
- Sat95°75°46%
- Sun87°74°51%
- Mon87°70°42%
- Tue85°68°29%
- Wed86°70°45%
- Thu91°70°62%
- Fri93°72°41%
- Sat91°72°48%
- Sun92°71°47%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Fort Rucker
SPC includes Fort Rucker 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 Rucker
- 36362