Muscle Shoals, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Muscle Shoals weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—93°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain28%0.31″91°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail50%—86°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—86°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—88°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm23%—88°69°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—92°73°+4°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Muscle Shoals at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35661
16-Day Forecast — Muscle Shoals
- Sat93°68°13%
- Sun91°74°28%
- Mon86°71°50%
- Tue86°69°18%
- Wed88°67°13%
- Thu88°69°23%
- Fri92°73°43%
- Sat82°71°43%
- Sun85°64°31%
- Mon79°59°15%
- Tue82°60°15%
- Wed84°63°34%
- Thu78°70°35%
- Fri89°69°58%
- Sat83°71°53%
- Sun85°69°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Muscle Shoals
SPC has placed Muscle Shoals 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 Muscle Shoals
- 35674
- 35661
- 35662