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River Falls, Alabama Weather

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

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

River Falls, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:18 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
84%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
2:54 PM
River Falls, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiver Falls, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 75°H 94°
River Falls, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    22%
    0.21″
    94°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    59%
    0.01″
    88°74°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    94°73°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    94°73°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    93°74°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    32%
    94°75°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    49%
    95°74°+1°
River Falls, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 82°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
River Falls, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41005.21006.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
River Falls, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 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 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
River Falls, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
05:18 UTC · River Falls, 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
05:18 UTC · River Falls, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
River Falls, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
River Falls, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
River Falls, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 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.
River Falls, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
River Falls, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

River Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 36476

15-Day Forecast — River Falls

  1. Sun94°75°22%
  2. Mon88°74°59%
  3. Tue94°73°45%
  4. Wed94°73°16%
  5. Thu93°74°25%
  6. Fri94°75°32%
  7. Sat95°74°49%
  8. Sun95°72°57%
  9. Mon84°71°57%
  10. Tue87°69°35%
  11. Wed92°70°24%
  12. Thu95°70°29%
  13. Fri95°73°45%
  14. Sat96°72°39%
  15. Sun98°73°36%

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 — River Falls

SPC includes River Falls 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 River Falls

  • 36474
  • 36476
  • 36421

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.