Macedonia, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Macedonia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain27%0.09″89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain52%0.06″86°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—90°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—97°70°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail17%—87°72°-10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%0.04″96°73°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm52%—96°69°0°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 58 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.96 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Macedonia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Macedonia
- Sun89°75°27%
- Mon86°72°52%
- Tue90°70°15%
- Wed97°70°11%
- Thu87°72°17%
- Fri96°73°39%
- Sat96°69°52%
- Sun88°68°44%
- Mon80°67°27%
- Tue87°68°10%
- Wed95°70°15%
- Thu93°73°26%
- Fri93°73°32%
- Sat94°73°29%
- Sun96°74°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 — Macedonia
SPC has placed Macedonia 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 Macedonia
- 35461