Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Weather
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Owens Cross Roads weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers22%0.24″92°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail72%—87°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast24%—86°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—87°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—92°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm57%0.01″92°72°0°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.79 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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 10:33 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Owens Cross Roads at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35763
16-Day Forecast — Owens Cross Roads
- Sat91°71°8%
- Sun92°74°22%
- Mon87°71°72%
- Tue86°70°24%
- Wed87°67°14%
- Thu92°67°24%
- Fri92°72°57%
- Sat85°71°53%
- Sun83°66°32%
- Mon80°58°19%
- Tue83°60°17%
- Wed86°62°42%
- Thu80°69°42%
- Fri90°69°58%
- Sat81°71°55%
- Sun82°69°49%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Owens Cross Roads
SPC has placed Owens Cross Roads 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 Owens Cross Roads
- 35763