Guntersville, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Guntersville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast26%—94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle80%—83°73°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle26%—87°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—87°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle13%—88°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle57%0.04″91°71°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm60%—80°70°-11°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Guntersville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35976
15-Day Forecast — Guntersville
- Sun94°73°26%
- Mon83°73°80%
- Tue87°72°26%
- Wed87°69°11%
- Thu88°69°13%
- Fri91°71°57%
- Sat80°70°60%
- Sun78°68°42%
- Mon82°67°20%
- Tue85°66°12%
- Wed88°69°25%
- Thu86°71°49%
- Fri90°71°40%
- Sat87°73°39%
- Sun91°73°44%
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 — Guntersville
SPC has placed Guntersville 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 Guntersville
- 35976