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Midfield, Alabama Weather

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

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

Midfield, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 6:26 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
90%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Midfield, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMidfield, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Midfield, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    36%
    3.8″
    91°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    62%
    87°73°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    92°72°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    96°72°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    96°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    97°75°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    97°76°
Midfield, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 171°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
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 3 · pk 11 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 301SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 171° from the ssw.
Midfield, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.6
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.6
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.4995.5996.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Midfield, AL
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6h

AQI 73 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 30.6 µg/m³ (AQI 91) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
30.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
33μg/m³
NO₂Good
21μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 30.6 µg/m³ (AQI 91) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Midfield, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
11:26 UTC · Midfield, 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
11:26 UTC · Midfield, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Midfield, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Midfield, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Midfield, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Midfield, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Midfield, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Midfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Midfield

  1. Sun91°72°36%
  2. Mon87°73°62%
  3. Tue92°72°23%
  4. Wed96°72°11%
  5. Thu96°75°12%
  6. Fri97°75°29%
  7. Sat97°76°46%
  8. Sun90°72°40%
  9. Mon86°70°27%
  10. Tue94°70°14%
  11. Wed95°73°9%
  12. Thu82°71°23%
  13. Fri81°71°29%
  14. Sat83°69°35%
  15. Sun83°72°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 — Midfield

SPC has placed Midfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Midfield

  • 35221
  • 35228

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.