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Paint Rock, Alabama Weather

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

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

Paint Rock, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 5:21 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
81%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Paint Rock, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaint Rock, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Paint Rock, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.03″
    91°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    69%
    86°72°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    19%
    87°69°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    88°67°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    94°70°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    94°72°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.09″
    94°71°
Paint Rock, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · veering 31°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 2 · pk 7 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 281SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Paint Rock, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
991.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.4990.5990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paint Rock, AL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Paint Rock, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.3mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
10:21 UTC · Paint Rock, 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
10:21 UTC · Paint Rock, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paint Rock, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paint Rock, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paint Rock, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paint Rock, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paint Rock, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paint Rock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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: 35764

15-Day Forecast — Paint Rock

  1. Sun91°74°44%
  2. Mon86°72°69%
  3. Tue87°69°19%
  4. Wed88°67°11%
  5. Thu94°70°16%
  6. Fri94°72°49%
  7. Sat94°71°57%
  8. Sun86°70°42%
  9. Mon85°68°23%
  10. Tue86°68°9%
  11. Wed91°68°11%
  12. Thu79°69°23%
  13. Fri80°70°39%
  14. Sat84°68°43%
  15. Sun84°69°40%

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 — Paint Rock

SPC has placed Paint Rock in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Paint Rock

  • 35764
  • 35776

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.