Our Town, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Our Town weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle25%0.03″92°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain67%0.65″83°71°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle38%—92°70°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—94°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail16%—89°73°-5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm37%—90°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—90°70°0°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.88 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Our Town at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Our Town
- Sun92°73°25%
- Mon83°71°67%
- Tue92°70°38%
- Wed94°72°10%
- Thu89°73°16%
- Fri90°71°37%
- Sat90°70°41%
- Sun89°70°54%
- Mon76°68°28%
- Tue88°66°16%
- Wed93°67°23%
- Thu93°70°34%
- Fri91°71°42%
- Sat92°71°47%
- Sun93°72°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 — Our Town
SPC includes Our Town 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 Our Town
- 35010