McKenzie, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McKenzie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain46%0.14″90°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast47%—85°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle28%—93°72°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—97°73°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—96°73°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm26%—94°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—98°70°+4°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 15.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McKenzie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36456
15-Day Forecast — McKenzie
- Sun90°74°46%
- Mon85°72°47%
- Tue93°72°28%
- Wed97°73°16%
- Thu96°73°20%
- Fri94°74°26%
- Sat98°70°43%
- Sun83°71°56%
- Mon77°70°54%
- Tue91°69°29%
- Wed86°72°19%
- Thu86°71°33%
- Fri88°69°42%
- Sat89°70°42%
- Sun82°70°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 — McKenzie
SPC includes McKenzie 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 McKenzie
- 36456