Gardendale, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gardendale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain27%2.1″93°72°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm66%0.19″83°72°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle22%—90°70°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—93°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers13%—90°73°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%0.05″92°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail52%—90°69°-2°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 21.7 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 21.7 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gardendale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35071
15-Day Forecast — Gardendale
- Sun93°72°27%
- Mon83°72°66%
- Tue90°70°22%
- Wed93°69°15%
- Thu90°73°13%
- Fri92°71°45%
- Sat90°69°52%
- Sun86°67°46%
- Mon81°67°24%
- Tue90°67°13%
- Wed93°69°21%
- Thu91°72°34%
- Fri95°71°39%
- Sat92°73°32%
- Sun96°73°36%
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 — Gardendale
SPC has placed Gardendale 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 Gardendale
- 35071
- 35119