Powell, Alabama Weather
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Powell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle25%0.03″91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers80%0.71″83°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle23%—85°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—87°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—87°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle59%—88°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle57%0.13″78°69°-10°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Powell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Powell
- Sun91°71°25%
- Mon83°71°80%
- Tue85°70°23%
- Wed87°67°11%
- Thu87°67°15%
- Fri88°70°59%
- Sat78°69°57%
- Sun76°66°39%
- Mon80°65°20%
- Tue84°64°14%
- Wed87°68°22%
- Thu83°70°48%
- Fri88°68°42%
- Sat81°70°44%
- Sun88°71°47%
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 — Powell
SPC has placed Powell 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 Powell
- 35986
- 35971