La Fayette, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Fayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers52%3.6″85°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—92°69°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle13%—93°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail15%—90°73°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%0.04″90°71°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle44%0.01″90°70°0°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Fayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — La Fayette
- Sun92°72°23%
- Mon85°69°52%
- Tue92°69°29%
- Wed93°72°13%
- Thu90°73°15%
- Fri90°71°32%
- Sat90°70°44%
- Sun90°69°51%
- Mon74°67°33%
- Tue88°64°16%
- Wed92°67°26%
- Thu93°70°40%
- Fri92°71°45%
- Sat92°70°49%
- Sun91°70°42%
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 — La Fayette
SPC includes La Fayette 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 La Fayette
- 36862