Jackson, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers48%0.60″89°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle51%—89°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail30%—93°73°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—97°73°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—95°74°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—98°75°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle50%0.15″98°71°0°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) 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
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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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.
ZIP code: 36545
15-Day Forecast — Jackson
- Sun88°73°48%
- Mon89°72°51%
- Tue93°73°30%
- Wed97°73°13%
- Thu95°74°21%
- Fri98°75°29%
- Sat98°71°50%
- Sun79°71°55%
- Mon82°71°49%
- Tue94°70°30%
- Wed95°73°16%
- Thu91°70°34%
- Fri85°71°40%
- Sat91°70°32%
- Sun80°71°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 — Jackson
SPC includes Jackson 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 Jackson
- 36545