Lester, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain24%0.65″91°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail55%—85°71°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast40%—84°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—87°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%—87°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%—82°71°-5°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 95. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 95. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35647
16-Day Forecast — Lester
- Sat92°70°9%
- Sun91°74°24%
- Mon85°71°55%
- Tue84°68°40%
- Wed87°66°31%
- Thu87°68°26%
- Fri82°71°53%
- Sat79°71°39%
- Sun82°65°34%
- Mon78°58°14%
- Tue81°60°14%
- Wed83°62°33%
- Thu80°67°41%
- Fri87°68°65%
- Sat79°70°49%
- Sun84°68°46%
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 — Lester
SPC has placed Lester 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 Lester
- 35647