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Ragland, Alabama Weather

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

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

Ragland, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 7:52 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
88%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Ragland, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRagland, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 95°
Ragland, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    95°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    57%
    0.06″
    85°72°-10°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    32%
    93°69°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    93°70°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    96°70°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    39%
    94°73°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    95°74°+1°
Ragland, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 148°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
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 9 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ragland, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.5996.0996.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ragland, AL
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.93 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ragland, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
12:52 UTC · Ragland, 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
12:52 UTC · Ragland, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ragland, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ragland, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ragland, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ragland, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ragland, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ragland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35131

16-Day Forecast — Ragland

  1. Sun93°73°38%
  2. Mon85°72°57%
  3. Tue93°69°32%
  4. Wed93°70°9%
  5. Thu96°70°15%
  6. Fri94°73°39%
  7. Sat95°74°56%
  8. Sun93°71°49%
  9. Mon92°71°26%
  10. Tue98°71°14%
  11. Wed98°73°12%
  12. Thu92°71°32%
  13. Fri94°71°39%
  14. Sat96°71°33%
  15. Sun95°72°35%
  16. Mon96°74°33%

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 — Ragland

SPC has placed Ragland 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 Ragland

  • 35131

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.