Pelham, Alabama Weather
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Pelham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers65%0.07″91°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm48%0.01″92°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm32%—92°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%0.02″92°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%—90°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm39%0.01″89°71°-1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 20.3 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.3 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pelham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35124
15-Day Forecast — Pelham
- Sat93°71°13%
- Sun91°71°65%
- Mon92°69°48%
- Tue92°70°32%
- Wed92°71°23%
- Thu90°70°33%
- Fri89°71°39%
- Sat92°71°36%
- Sun87°70°35%
- Mon80°67°26%
- Tue91°65°14%
- Wed90°66°26%
- Thu89°69°32%
- Fri90°69°41%
- Sat91°71°42%
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 — Pelham
SPC includes Pelham 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 Pelham
- 35124