Hillsboro, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hillsboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers—0.06″92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain28%0.10″91°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast68%—84°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—85°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%—89°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%—92°73°+3°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 40 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 98
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hillsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35643
16-Day Forecast — Hillsboro
- Sat92°70°9%
- Sun91°72°28%
- Mon84°70°68%
- Tue85°70°21%
- Wed88°67°11%
- Thu89°69°23%
- Fri92°73°49%
- Sat83°70°42%
- Sun83°66°32%
- Mon79°58°16%
- Tue81°60°16%
- Wed85°63°30%
- Thu80°69°39%
- Fri90°69°61%
- Sat81°72°53%
- Sun85°69°44%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Hillsboro
SPC has placed Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro
- 35643