Prattville, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prattville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle30%0.04″92°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle46%—85°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers45%—93°72°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—95°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle14%—92°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—94°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%—94°73°0°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — 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 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prattville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 36066, 36067
15-Day Forecast — Prattville
- Sun93°74°30%
- Mon85°72°46%
- Tue93°72°45%
- Wed95°74°12%
- Thu92°74°14%
- Fri94°74°25%
- Sat94°73°35%
- Sun86°71°50%
- Mon74°70°36%
- Tue88°68°19%
- Wed92°69°25%
- Thu94°72°26%
- Fri92°73°27%
- Sat94°74°46%
- Sun94°74°35%
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 — Prattville
SPC includes Prattville 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 Prattville
- 36066
- 36067
- 36068