Helena, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Helena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy23%—95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle26%0.05″95°75°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers68%0.01″84°73°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle41%—93°70°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—95°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail16%—90°72°-5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm45%—91°72°+1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Helena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°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: 35080
16-Day Forecast — Helena
- Sat95°73°23%
- Sun95°75°26%
- Mon84°73°68%
- Tue93°70°41%
- Wed95°71°14%
- Thu90°72°16%
- Fri91°72°45%
- Sat91°69°55%
- Sun88°69°47%
- Mon77°69°27%
- Tue90°67°14%
- Wed94°70°21%
- Thu92°73°34%
- Fri93°71°39%
- Sat93°73°32%
- Sun96°73°36%
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 — Helena
SPC has placed Helena 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 Helena
- 35022
- 35080