New Union, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Union weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle21%0.04″91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast67%—81°70°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm22%—84°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear10%—86°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle22%—90°69°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle57%—89°72°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle60%—88°71°-1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Union at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — New Union
- Sun91°71°21%
- Mon81°70°67%
- Tue84°68°22%
- Wed86°67°10%
- Thu90°69°22%
- Fri89°72°57%
- Sat88°71°60%
- Sun84°68°45%
- Mon84°66°22%
- Tue85°67°14%
- Wed89°67°8%
- Thu76°69°29%
- Fri77°68°42%
- Sat82°67°48%
- Sun81°69°44%
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 — New Union
SPC has placed New Union 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 New Union
- 35956