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Pinckard, Alabama Weather

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

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

Pinckard, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 5:16 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
2:50 PM
Pinckard, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPinckard, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 74°H 94°
Pinckard, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    94°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    34%
    87°73°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.20″
    92°73°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    93°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    93°74°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    91°75°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    37%
    93°75°+2°
Pinckard, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · veering 46°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the sw.
Pinckard, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.8999.51000.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Pinckard, AL
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.81 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pinckard, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
10:16 UTC · Pinckard, 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
10:16 UTC · Pinckard, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pinckard, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pinckard, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pinckard, 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
8:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pinckard, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pinckard, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pinckard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36371

15-Day Forecast — Pinckard

  1. Sun94°75°23%
  2. Mon87°73°34%
  3. Tue92°73°49%
  4. Wed93°74°14%
  5. Thu93°74°17%
  6. Fri91°75°18%
  7. Sat93°75°37%
  8. Sun91°72°53%
  9. Mon73°71°51%
  10. Tue86°69°28%
  11. Wed88°73°24%
  12. Thu89°73°30%
  13. Fri85°71°48%
  14. Sat89°71°52%
  15. Sun83°72°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 — Pinckard

SPC includes Pinckard 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 Pinckard

  • 36371
  • 36350

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.