Malcolm, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Malcolm weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——95°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain32%0.54″93°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm52%—91°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail55%—93°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm31%—94°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—97°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—98°75°+1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Malcolm at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36556
16-Day Forecast — Malcolm
- Sat95°74°4%
- Sun93°74°32%
- Mon91°74°52%
- Tue93°74°55%
- Wed94°73°31%
- Thu97°75°24%
- Fri98°75°24%
- Sat97°75°36%
- Sun94°73°53%
- Mon80°71°46%
- Tue90°71°28%
- Wed95°71°29%
- Thu96°76°35%
- Fri92°73°48%
- Sat96°73°49%
- Sun100°73°56%
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 — Malcolm
SPC includes Malcolm 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 Malcolm
- 36553
- 36556