Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Lillian, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lillian weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lillian, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:28 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
2:55 PM
Lillian, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLillian, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 91°
Lillian, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    19%
    6.2″
    91°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    48%
    87°76°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    48%
    92°77°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    25%
    94°78°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    94°78°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    92°81°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    95°77°+3°
Lillian, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · veering 28°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the w.
Lillian, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.11014.31014.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lillian, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lillian, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.0mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:28 UTC · Lillian, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:28 UTC · Lillian, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lillian, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lillian, AL
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lillian, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
2:55 PM
Civil dusk
8:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lillian, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lillian, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lillian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36549

15-Day Forecast — Lillian

  1. Sun91°76°19%
  2. Mon87°76°48%
  3. Tue92°77°48%
  4. Wed94°78°25%
  5. Thu94°78°16%
  6. Fri92°81°17%
  7. Sat95°77°27%
  8. Sun93°81°45%
  9. Mon95°75°46%
  10. Tue85°73°36%
  11. Wed95°73°33%
  12. Thu94°77°45%
  13. Fri90°79°45%
  14. Sat93°79°48%
  15. Sun95°76°52%

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 — Lillian

SPC includes Lillian 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 Lillian

  • 36549

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.