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Hartford, Alabama Weather

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

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

Hartford, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:36 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
87%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
2:50 PM
Hartford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHartford, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 94°
Hartford, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    94°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    53%
    87°75°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    56%
    92°75°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    89°75°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    22%
    92°75°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    92°75°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    0.08″
    92°75°
Hartford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 54°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the wnw.
Hartford, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.81003.51005.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hartford, AL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) 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
Hartford, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
05:36 UTC · Hartford, 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
05:36 UTC · Hartford, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hartford, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hartford, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hartford, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
2:50 PM
Civil dusk
8:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hartford, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hartford, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hartford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°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: 36344

15-Day Forecast — Hartford

  1. Sun94°76°10%
  2. Mon87°75°53%
  3. Tue92°75°56%
  4. Wed89°75°29%
  5. Thu92°75°22%
  6. Fri92°75°29%
  7. Sat92°75°42%
  8. Sun94°70°54%
  9. Mon85°72°44%
  10. Tue86°71°27%
  11. Wed89°70°25%
  12. Thu91°72°48%
  13. Fri92°75°45%
  14. Sat92°74°42%
  15. Sun94°76°53%

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 — Hartford

SPC includes Hartford 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 Hartford

  • 36344

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.