Gordon, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gordon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers45%—90°75°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers44%0.42″93°74°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail22%—91°75°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—95°75°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—95°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle33%—95°74°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gordon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36343
15-Day Forecast — Gordon
- Sun96°76°9%
- Mon90°75°45%
- Tue93°74°44%
- Wed91°75°22%
- Thu95°75°22%
- Fri95°76°28%
- Sat95°74°33%
- Sun92°72°52%
- Mon86°72°41%
- Tue88°71°25%
- Wed93°71°28%
- Thu93°73°43%
- Fri93°75°52%
- Sat94°75°45%
- Sun95°77°39%
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 — Gordon
SPC includes Gordon 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 Gordon
- 36343