Killen, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Killen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers11%0.70″93°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain38%0.34″92°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm49%—87°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm19%—87°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail29%—88°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—87°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle46%0.01″88°72°+1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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
- 10:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Killen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35645
16-Day Forecast — Killen
- Sat93°69°11%
- Sun92°72°38%
- Mon87°69°49%
- Tue87°70°19%
- Wed88°70°29%
- Thu87°72°26%
- Fri88°72°46%
- Sat87°73°31%
- Sun88°70°27%
- Mon81°66°10%
- Tue81°62°10%
- Wed83°65°22%
- Thu71°67°16%
- Fri80°68°16%
- Sat86°70°24%
- Sun87°71°42%
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 — Killen
SPC includes Killen 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 Killen
- 35645