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Mosses, Alabama Weather

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

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

Mosses, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 8:14 AM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
2:56 PM
Mosses, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMosses, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 74°H 92°
Mosses, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.01″
    92°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    0.07″
    87°74°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    37%
    0.02″
    95°73°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    95°72°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    16%
    92°74°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    95°75°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    34%
    95°75°
Mosses, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 49°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 17 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 49° from the w.
Mosses, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.21006.81008.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Mosses, AL
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.91 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mosses, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
13:14 UTC · Mosses, 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
13:14 UTC · Mosses, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mosses, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mosses, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mosses, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
2:56 PM
Civil dusk
8:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mosses, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mosses, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mosses at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Mosses

  1. Sun92°76°44%
  2. Mon87°74°55%
  3. Tue95°73°37%
  4. Wed95°72°8%
  5. Thu92°74°16%
  6. Fri95°75°19%
  7. Sat95°75°34%
  8. Sun95°72°41%
  9. Mon87°72°38%
  10. Tue93°71°19%
  11. Wed99°73°18%
  12. Thu99°71°33%
  13. Fri84°70°29%
  14. Sat89°73°45%
  15. Sun90°73°33%
  16. Mon95°75°25%

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 — Mosses

SPC has placed Mosses 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 Mosses

  • 36040

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.