Rainsville, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rainsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain23%0.14″93°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain82%0.08″84°71°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle25%—85°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—86°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—86°66°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle59%—87°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle57%0.13″78°69°-9°
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 3 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 partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Rainsville 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.
ZIP code: 35986
15-Day Forecast — Rainsville
- Sun93°70°23%
- Mon84°71°82%
- Tue85°69°25%
- Wed86°66°11%
- Thu86°66°16%
- Fri87°70°59%
- Sat78°69°57%
- Sun75°65°39%
- Mon80°65°20%
- Tue84°64°15%
- Wed87°67°22%
- Thu82°70°48%
- Fri87°68°42%
- Sat80°69°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 — Rainsville
SPC has placed Rainsville 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 Rainsville
- 35986