Fort Rucker, Alabama Weather
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Fort Rucker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:45 PM CST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Overcast later——76°47°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast17%—73°53°-3°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——74°51°+1°
- FridayNov 13Clear——64°45°-10°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——59°40°-5°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——55°40°-4°
- MondayNov 16Showers15%1.2″54°46°-1°
Air quality now AQI 49 · Good
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25.
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 55 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- 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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 7:34 AM
- Moonset
- 5:37 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Fort Rucker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 62°F (high 76°F, low 47°F), 2°F above the 60°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 9 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 18 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Fort Rucker
- Tue76°47°1%
- Wed73°54°17%
- Thu74°51°1%
- Fri64°45°0%
- Sat59°40°0%
- Sun55°40°2%
- Mon54°46°15%
- Tue58°45°9%
- Wed64°43°1%
- Thu64°45°2%
- Fri68°49°3%
- Sat71°61°18%
- Sun73°50°42%
- Mon53°36°39%
- Tue44°29°13%
- Wed50°29°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 21) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Fort Rucker
Fort Rucker sits in Dale County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 11m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 6m — a swing of +4h 5m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Birmingham, the state’s largest city, lies about 164 miles to the NNW. The nearest town Fort Rucker tracks is Montgomery, roughly 77 miles to the NNW.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| June | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Fort Rucker, July runs warmest near 81°F and January coldest around 49°F, while July is the wettest month (7.0 inches) and October the driest (3.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 5.5″ | 8 |
| February | 53° | 4.7″ | 8 |
| March | 60° | 5.0″ | 8 |
| April | 66° | 4.5″ | 7 |
| May | 74° | 3.0″ | 6 |
| June | 79° | 5.6″ | 11 |
| July | 81° | 7.0″ | 13 |
| August | 81° | 5.6″ | 11 |
| September | 77° | 4.8″ | 7 |
| October | 68° | 3.0″ | 5 |
| November | 58° | 4.4″ | 7 |
| December | 52° | 4.8″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Daleville, AL, Level Plains, AL, Clayhatchee, AL
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Fort Rucker sees 49°F Januarys and 81°F Julys, a 32°F range, plus around 57.9 inches of precipitation across 97 days.
Fort Rucker's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: July peaks at 7.0 inches on 12.6 wet days, while October holds 3.0 inches over 4.8 — no season dominates Fort Rucker's rain calendar. It is a balanced pattern Fort Rucker shares with places like Daleville, AL, Level Plains, AL and Clayhatchee, AL.
Fort Rucker's growing window opens around March 9, once Fort Rucker's overnight lows stop freezing — sow lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Hold Fort Rucker's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Fort Rucker's last frost. Around November 21, freezing nights resume in Fort Rucker and tender crops must come in. Sheltered Fort Rucker yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Daleville, AL, Level Plains, AL, Clayhatchee, AL, Newton, AL, Enterprise, AL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Fort Rucker?
- Fort Rucker's last spring frost lands near March 9, and in Fort Rucker the first fall frost follows around November 21.
- What is the rainy season in Fort Rucker?
- Fort Rucker sees its heaviest rain in July (around 7.0 inches), part of roughly 58 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Fort Rucker?
- The warmest stretch in Fort Rucker comes in July, around 81°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Fort Rucker?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Fort Rucker, about 49°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Fort Rucker?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at March 9 in Fort Rucker; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Fort Rucker get?
- Fort Rucker averages about 97 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Fort Rucker?
- Fort Rucker's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 49°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Fort Rucker?
- Fort Rucker's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Fort Rucker?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Fort Rucker in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Fort Rucker?
- Current conditions for Fort Rucker and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Fort Rucker forecast updated?
- The Fort Rucker forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Fort Rucker?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Fort Rucker are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Fort Rucker?
- The next few days in Fort Rucker's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Fort Rucker sits at 31.3°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Fort Rucker
- 36362