Newton, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain19%1.4″95°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle50%—87°75°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm55%0.05″93°75°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm18%—90°74°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers21%—91°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy27%—93°75°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers47%0.13″93°75°0°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.82 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°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.
ZIP code: 36352
15-Day Forecast — Newton
- Sun95°75°19%
- Mon87°75°50%
- Tue93°75°55%
- Wed90°74°18%
- Thu91°75°21%
- Fri93°75°27%
- Sat93°75°47%
- Sun92°70°56%
- Mon83°72°46%
- Tue87°70°26%
- Wed90°70°23%
- Thu92°72°40%
- Fri91°75°46%
- Sat91°75°34%
- Sun94°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 — Newton
SPC includes Newton 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 Newton
- 36350
- 36352
- 36360