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Ragland, Alabama Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ragland, AL
Monday, July 6 at 7:23 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
92%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Ragland, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRagland, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 88°
Ragland, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    88°72°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    24%
    92°72°+4°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    94°71°+2°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    27%
    90°71°-4°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    94°72°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    96°72°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    93°71°-3°
Ragland, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · backing 135°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 12 mph @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−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
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.9
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.0995.1996.7
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ragland, AL
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ragland, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
12:23 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
12:23 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 · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Ragland, AL
The moon
Last Quarter
63% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
12:02 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ragland, AL
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ragland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 35131

16-Day Forecast — Ragland

  1. Mon88°72°19%
  2. Tue92°72°24%
  3. Wed94°71°22%
  4. Thu90°71°27%
  5. Fri94°72°22%
  6. Sat96°72°39%
  7. Sun93°71°55%
  8. Mon94°73°30%
  9. Tue96°72°16%
  10. Wed100°69°12%
  11. Thu91°68°12%
  12. Fri90°67°42%
  13. Sat90°68°45%
  14. Sun89°70°36%
  15. Mon93°69°32%
  16. Tue93°71°49%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 includes Ragland 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 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.