Red Bay, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Red Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain34%1.2″91°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle53%—86°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—90°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—93°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—91°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—96°71°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers52%0.33″88°70°-8°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Red Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°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: 35582
16-Day Forecast — Red Bay
- Sat94°71°30%
- Sun91°73°28%
- Mon86°71°53%
- Tue90°69°20%
- Wed93°68°14%
- Thu91°70°17%
- Fri96°71°42%
- Sat88°70°52%
- Sun79°67°34%
- Mon82°67°23%
- Tue92°67°7%
- Wed91°69°18%
- Thu91°72°24%
- Fri93°71°29%
- Sat92°73°39%
- Sun96°71°41%
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 — Red Bay
SPC has placed Red Bay 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 Red Bay
- 35582