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Pine Ridge, Alabama Weather

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

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

Pine Ridge, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 3:33 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
88%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
2:59 PM
Pine Ridge, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPine Ridge, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 93°
Pine Ridge, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.03″
    93°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83%
    85°72°-8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    26%
    84°69°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    87°67°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    16%
    88°70°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    59%
    90°73°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    90°72°
Pine Ridge, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · backing 13°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
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 3 · pk 11 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pine Ridge, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.3
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.3
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.2980.0980.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pine Ridge, AL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.89 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
13.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pine Ridge, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
08:33 UTC · Pine Ridge, 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
08:33 UTC · Pine Ridge, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pine Ridge, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pine Ridge, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pine Ridge, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
2:59 PM
Civil dusk
8:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pine Ridge, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pine Ridge, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pine Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Pine Ridge

  1. Sun93°71°26%
  2. Mon85°72°83%
  3. Tue84°69°26%
  4. Wed87°67°11%
  5. Thu88°70°16%
  6. Fri90°73°59%
  7. Sat90°72°57%
  8. Sun85°69°39%
  9. Mon86°68°21%
  10. Tue87°68°15%
  11. Wed88°68°11%
  12. Thu75°69°23%
  13. Fri78°69°42%
  14. Sat82°67°48%
  15. Sun79°70°42%

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 — Pine Ridge

SPC has placed Pine Ridge 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 Pine Ridge

  • 35968

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.