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

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

Red Level, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 7:10 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
2:54 PM
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Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRed Level, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 72°H 90°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    34%
    0.11″
    90°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    55%
    87°72°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    94°73°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    17%
    94°72°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    24%
    93°74°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    95°74°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    47%
    96°74°+1°
Red Level, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · backing 63°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 13 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 63° from the sw.
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Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.31001.11003.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Red Level, AL
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
16.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
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Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
12:10 UTC · Red Level, 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
12:10 UTC · Red Level, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
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Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Red Level, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
2:54 PM
Civil dusk
8:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
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The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Red Level, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Level at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36474

16-Day Forecast — Red Level

  1. Sun90°75°34%
  2. Mon87°72°55%
  3. Tue94°73°28%
  4. Wed94°72°17%
  5. Thu93°74°24%
  6. Fri95°74°27%
  7. Sat96°74°47%
  8. Sun94°74°58%
  9. Mon81°70°55%
  10. Tue91°69°30%
  11. Wed96°71°20%
  12. Thu95°69°33%
  13. Fri85°69°42%
  14. Sat88°73°42%
  15. Sun90°72°52%
  16. Mon94°73°43%

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 Level

SPC includes Red Level 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 Red Level

  • 36474

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.