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Hodges, Alabama Weather

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

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

Hodges, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
95%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Hodges, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHodges, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 88°
Hodges, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    30%
    0.16″
    88°72°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    60%
    84°71°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    22%
    89°69°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    91°68°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    15%
    88°70°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    93°71°+5°
Hodges, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 147°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 192SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hodges, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.7984.5984.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hodges, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.89 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
12.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hodges, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
04:39 UTC · Hodges, 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
04:39 UTC · Hodges, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hodges, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hodges, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hodges, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hodges, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hodges, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hodges at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35571

16-Day Forecast — Hodges

  1. Sat90°70°31%
  2. Sun88°72°30%
  3. Mon84°71°60%
  4. Tue89°69°22%
  5. Wed91°68°14%
  6. Thu88°70°15%
  7. Fri93°71°46%
  8. Sat87°70°52%
  9. Sun80°66°40%
  10. Mon81°66°23%
  11. Tue90°67°8%
  12. Wed90°69°18%
  13. Thu90°71°24%
  14. Fri90°70°29%
  15. Sat91°72°39%
  16. Sun94°72°41%

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 — Hodges

SPC has placed Hodges 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 Hodges

  • 35571

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.