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Hobson, Alabama Weather

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

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

Hobson, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 5:20 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
94%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Hobson, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHobson, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 74°H 89°
Hobson, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    52%
    89°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    88°74°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    24%
    94°74°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    98°74°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    96°74°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    98°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Rain
    35%
    0.44″
    99°71°+1°
Hobson, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 47°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hobson, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.41008.91009.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hobson, AL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hobson, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.3mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
10:20 UTC · Hobson, 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
10:20 UTC · Hobson, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hobson, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hobson, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hobson, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hobson, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hobson, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hobson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Hobson

  1. Sun89°75°52%
  2. Mon88°74°41%
  3. Tue94°74°24%
  4. Wed98°74°11%
  5. Thu96°74°20%
  6. Fri98°75°19%
  7. Sat99°71°35%
  8. Sun81°72°47%
  9. Mon83°72°49%
  10. Tue96°71°21%
  11. Wed96°74°18%
  12. Thu90°73°34%
  13. Fri83°71°40%
  14. Sat93°70°32%
  15. Sun80°72°29%

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 — Hobson

SPC includes Hobson 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 Hobson

  • 36518

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.