Oakman, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain33%0.16″92°72°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle60%0.25″85°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—94°70°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—95°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail14%—91°73°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—94°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm54%0.01″90°70°-4°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oakman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35579
15-Day Forecast — Oakman
- Sun92°72°33%
- Mon85°72°60%
- Tue94°70°20%
- Wed95°70°11%
- Thu91°73°14%
- Fri94°73°44%
- Sat90°70°54%
- Sun86°68°46%
- Mon79°67°25%
- Tue90°68°10%
- Wed95°69°18%
- Thu92°72°29%
- Fri93°72°35%
- Sat93°73°32%
- Sun97°74°39%
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 — Oakman
SPC has placed Oakman 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 Oakman
- 35579