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Fredonia, Alabama Weather

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

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

Fredonia, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:23 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
91%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
2:53 PM
Fredonia, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFredonia, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 90°
Fredonia, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    90°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    54%
    0.09″
    84°69°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    24%
    91°69°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    94°71°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    91°73°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    93°71°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.04″
    92°71°-1°
Fredonia, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · backing 86°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 13 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 86° from the w.
Fredonia, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.9986.9987.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fredonia, AL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.88 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Fredonia, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
05:23 UTC · Fredonia, 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
05:23 UTC · Fredonia, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fredonia, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fredonia, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fredonia, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
2:53 PM
Civil dusk
8:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fredonia, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fredonia, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fredonia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Fredonia

  1. Sun90°72°22%
  2. Mon84°69°54%
  3. Tue91°69°24%
  4. Wed94°71°13%
  5. Thu91°73°13%
  6. Fri93°71°31%
  7. Sat92°71°43%
  8. Sun91°68°51%
  9. Mon74°67°32%
  10. Tue88°64°17%
  11. Wed92°67°26%
  12. Thu93°70°40%
  13. Fri92°71°45%
  14. Sat92°71°49%
  15. Sun92°71°42%

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 — Fredonia

SPC includes Fredonia 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 Fredonia

  • 36855
  • 36863

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.