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Harpersville, Alabama Weather

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

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

Harpersville, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:26 AM
76
°
Foggy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
100%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Harpersville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHarpersville, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Harpersville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    0.04″
    92°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    0.03″
    83°72°-9°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    92°70°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    94°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    15%
    89°71°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    92°71°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    92°70°
Harpersville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 32°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 2
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 9 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Harpersville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.4998.6998.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Harpersville, AL
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
-21 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 21.2 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
21.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 21.2 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Harpersville, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
0.2mi
DENSE FOG
70 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
05:26 UTC · Harpersville, 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
05:26 UTC · Harpersville, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Harpersville, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Harpersville, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Harpersville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Harpersville, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
11:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Harpersville, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Harpersville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35078

15-Day Forecast — Harpersville

  1. Sun92°73°32%
  2. Mon83°72°67%
  3. Tue92°70°42%
  4. Wed94°71°15%
  5. Thu89°71°15%
  6. Fri92°71°40%
  7. Sat92°70°54%
  8. Sun90°69°52%
  9. Mon78°68°26%
  10. Tue91°66°15%
  11. Wed94°69°23%
  12. Thu92°72°26%
  13. Fri94°71°42%
  14. Sat94°73°41%
  15. Sun97°72°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 — Harpersville

SPC has placed Harpersville 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 Harpersville

  • 35078

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.