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Pelham, Alabama Weather

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

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

Pelham, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:17 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
69%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
3:00 PM
Pelham, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPelham, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Pelham, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    32%
    0.46″
    92°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    69%
    82°71°-10°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    91°69°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    93°69°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    14%
    87°70°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    89°70°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    90°67°+1°
Pelham, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 6°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 2
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 10 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Pelham, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6984.0984.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pelham, AL
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-23 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 23.2 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
23.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
26μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 23.2 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pelham, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
05:17 UTC · Pelham, 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
05:17 UTC · Pelham, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pelham, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pelham, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pelham, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
3:00 PM
Civil dusk
8:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pelham, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pelham, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pelham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°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

  1. Sun92°73°32%
  2. Mon82°71°69%
  3. Tue91°69°40%
  4. Wed93°69°14%
  5. Thu87°70°14%
  6. Fri89°70°45%
  7. Sat90°67°55%
  8. Sun87°67°48%
  9. Mon76°67°26%
  10. Tue89°66°15%
  11. Wed92°68°21%
  12. Thu90°71°34%
  13. Fri92°70°39%
  14. Sat91°71°32%
  15. Sun95°71°36%

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 — Pelham

SPC has placed Pelham 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 Pelham

  • 35124

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.