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Hayden, Alabama Weather

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

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

Hayden, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 4:05 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
89%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Hayden, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHayden, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Hayden, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    34%
    1.5″
    91°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    0.04″
    86°72°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    88°70°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    92°68°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    93°71°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    94°73°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    94°70°
Hayden, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · backing 158°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
10
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 10 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hayden, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
990.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.6989.1990.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hayden, AL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-7 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hayden, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
09:05 UTC · Hayden, 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
09:05 UTC · Hayden, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hayden, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hayden, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hayden, 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 20m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hayden, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hayden, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hayden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35079

15-Day Forecast — Hayden

  1. Sun91°72°34%
  2. Mon86°72°58%
  3. Tue88°70°24%
  4. Wed92°68°6%
  5. Thu93°71°12%
  6. Fri94°73°35%
  7. Sat94°70°53%
  8. Sun91°67°40%
  9. Mon89°68°21%
  10. Tue90°69°14%
  11. Wed94°69°9%
  12. Thu80°69°24%
  13. Fri80°69°39%
  14. Sat86°67°35%
  15. Sun78°71°32%

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 — Hayden

SPC has placed Hayden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Hayden

  • 35180
  • 35079

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.