Grimes, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grimes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers16%1.3″94°76°—
- MondayJul 6Showers48%0.13″87°75°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm53%0.12″92°74°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail20%—88°73°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm20%—89°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—94°75°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle44%0.07″92°74°-2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Grimes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Grimes
- Sun94°76°16%
- Mon87°75°48%
- Tue92°74°53%
- Wed88°73°20%
- Thu89°75°20%
- Fri94°75°27%
- Sat92°74°44%
- Sun90°70°56%
- Mon83°72°44%
- Tue86°70°25%
- Wed90°70°23%
- Thu91°72°40%
- Fri90°75°46%
- Sat91°74°34%
- Sun93°76°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 — Grimes
SPC includes Grimes 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 Grimes
- 36303
- 36350