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

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

Hamilton, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:06 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
90%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Hamilton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHamilton, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 88°
Hamilton, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    22%
    0.53″
    88°73°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    56%
    85°72°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    19%
    91°70°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    95°69°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    14%
    90°71°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    95°70°+5°
Hamilton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · backing 112°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 2
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 2 · pk 13 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hamilton, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.0997.9998.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hamilton, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hamilton, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
04:06 UTC · Hamilton, 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
04:06 UTC · Hamilton, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hamilton, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hamilton, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hamilton, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hamilton, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
11:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hamilton, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hamilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35570

16-Day Forecast — Hamilton

  1. Sat93°71°32%
  2. Sun88°73°22%
  3. Mon85°72°56%
  4. Tue91°70°19%
  5. Wed95°69°9%
  6. Thu90°71°14%
  7. Fri95°70°44%
  8. Sat93°71°51%
  9. Sun82°67°42%
  10. Mon82°67°24%
  11. Tue92°68°8%
  12. Wed92°70°18%
  13. Thu91°72°19%
  14. Fri94°70°24%
  15. Sat93°73°29%
  16. Sun96°73°45%

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 — Hamilton

SPC has placed Hamilton 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 Hamilton

  • 35570

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.