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 4Partly Cloudy13%—92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain24%0.41″91°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm41%0.04″86°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle16%—86°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%—89°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%0.01″90°73°+1°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat92°69°13%
- Sun91°74°24%
- Mon86°70°41%
- Tue86°69°16%
- Wed88°67°11%
- Thu89°69°23%
- Fri90°73°44%
- Sat80°70°43%
- Sun84°65°30%
- Mon79°59°14%
- Tue82°60°14%
- Wed84°63°30%
- Thu80°69°42%
- Fri87°69°68%
- Sat82°71°44%
- Sun84°69°45%
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 has placed Killen 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 Killen
- 35645