Louisville, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Louisville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast24%—92°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle49%0.04″86°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle40%—94°72°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—95°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers20%—94°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—92°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%0.01″93°71°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Louisville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36048
15-Day Forecast — Louisville
- Sun94°74°24%
- Mon86°73°49%
- Tue94°72°40%
- Wed95°73°11%
- Thu94°72°20%
- Fri92°74°29%
- Sat93°71°45%
- Sun94°70°54%
- Mon77°69°45%
- Tue89°68°26%
- Wed94°69°37%
- Thu93°71°39%
- Fri93°72°52%
- Sat92°72°35%
- Sun95°75°35%
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 — Louisville
SPC includes Louisville 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 Louisville
- 36048