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Gilbertown, Alabama Weather

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

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

Gilbertown, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:17 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Gilbertown, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGilbertown, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 75°H 89°
Gilbertown, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    42%
    0.50″
    89°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    89°73°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    25%
    95°72°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    93°73°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    20%
    95°73°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    94°74°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    42%
    96°74°+2°
Gilbertown, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
258° · veering 27°
Direction
WSW
258°
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 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 302SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the wsw.
Gilbertown, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01008.51008.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Gilbertown, 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 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.91 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
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gilbertown, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.4mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
05:17 UTC · Gilbertown, 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
05:17 UTC · Gilbertown, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gilbertown, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gilbertown, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gilbertown, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gilbertown, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gilbertown, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gilbertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36908

15-Day Forecast — Gilbertown

  1. Sun89°75°42%
  2. Mon89°73°39%
  3. Tue95°72°25%
  4. Wed93°73°13%
  5. Thu95°73°20%
  6. Fri94°74°23%
  7. Sat96°74°42%
  8. Sun88°72°55%
  9. Mon77°71°40%
  10. Tue87°70°24%
  11. Wed95°70°14%
  12. Thu92°72°27%
  13. Fri93°74°35%
  14. Sat95°73°48%
  15. Sun97°72°48%

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 — Gilbertown

SPC has placed Gilbertown 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 Gilbertown

  • 36908

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.