Rock Creek, Alabama Weather
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Rock Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain34%0.10″91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers63%0.09″84°71°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle22%—92°69°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—94°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail14%—89°71°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—92°71°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail53%—90°68°-2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rock Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Rock Creek
- Sun91°72°34%
- Mon84°71°63%
- Tue92°69°22%
- Wed94°69°12%
- Thu89°71°14%
- Fri92°71°42%
- Sat90°68°53%
- Sun86°68°45%
- Mon78°68°25%
- Tue90°67°13%
- Wed94°69°21%
- Thu93°71°34%
- Fri93°71°39%
- Sat93°72°32%
- Sun96°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 — Rock Creek
SPC has placed Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek
- 35023