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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 3:40 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
88%
Wind
17 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 71 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 84°
Paint Rock, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    32%
    0.22″
    90°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    85°71°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    89°73°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    0.16″
    88°70°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    91°70°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    91°71°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.05″
    92°70°+1°
Paint Rock, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · veering 143°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 3
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 25
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 262SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Paint Rock, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.9990.8990.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paint Rock, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
4.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Paint Rock, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
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
20:40 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
20:40 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
69% 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 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: 35764

16-Day Forecast — Paint Rock

  1. Sun90°74°32%
  2. Mon85°71°24%
  3. Tue89°73°21%
  4. Wed88°70°11%
  5. Thu91°70°15%
  6. Fri91°71°26%
  7. Sat92°70°57%
  8. Sun89°70°44%
  9. Mon92°69°21%
  10. Tue79°61°11%
  11. Wed82°59°11%
  12. Thu89°62°24%
  13. Fri85°68°39%
  14. Sat88°70°45%
  15. Sun89°69°42%
  16. Mon88°68°46%

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.