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Napier Field, Alabama Weather

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

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

Napier Field, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:11 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
2:50 PM
Napier Field, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNapier Field, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 95°
Napier Field, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    94°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    18%
    0.61″
    95°76°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    48%
    0.09″
    86°75°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.12″
    91°74°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    18%
    88°73°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    89°75°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    94°75°+5°
Napier Field, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · backing 57°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 3
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 19 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 57° from the w.
Napier Field, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.6
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.6
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.2999.91001.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Napier Field, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Napier Field, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.6mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
04:11 UTC · Napier Field, 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
04:11 UTC · Napier Field, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Napier Field, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Napier Field, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Napier Field, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
2:50 PM
Civil dusk
8:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Napier Field, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Napier Field, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Napier Field at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Napier Field

  1. Sat94°74°11%
  2. Sun95°76°18%
  3. Mon86°75°48%
  4. Tue91°74°53%
  5. Wed88°73°18%
  6. Thu89°75°20%
  7. Fri94°75°27%
  8. Sat92°74°44%
  9. Sun90°70°56%
  10. Mon83°72°44%
  11. Tue86°70°25%
  12. Wed90°69°23%
  13. Thu91°72°40%
  14. Fri90°75°46%
  15. Sat91°74°34%
  16. Sun93°76°48%

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 — Napier Field

SPC includes Napier Field 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 Napier Field

  • 36303

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.