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Ozark, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ozark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ozark, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:22 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
2:50 PM
Ozark, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOzark, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 94°
Ozark, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    0.59″
    94°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    51%
    0.02″
    86°75°-8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    93°73°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    92°73°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    21%
    93°73°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    94°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.02″
    93°73°-1°
Ozark, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 143°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 18 @ 11:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 352SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 143° from the wsw.
Ozark, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.50 inHg
Now
998.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.6997.5999.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ozark, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ozark, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.4mi
UNLIMITED
95 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:22 UTC · Ozark, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:22 UTC · Ozark, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ozark, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ozark, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ozark, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
2:50 PM
Civil dusk
8:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ozark, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ozark, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ozark at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36360

15-Day Forecast — Ozark

  1. Sun94°75°26%
  2. Mon86°75°51%
  3. Tue93°73°49%
  4. Wed92°73°18%
  5. Thu93°73°21%
  6. Fri94°74°27%
  7. Sat93°73°48%
  8. Sun93°69°56%
  9. Mon82°70°48%
  10. Tue88°69°26%
  11. Wed93°68°23%
  12. Thu94°71°40%
  13. Fri93°74°46%
  14. Sat93°73°34%
  15. Sun95°74°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 — Ozark

SPC includes Ozark 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 Ozark

  • 36360
  • 36361

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.