Shorter, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shorter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers25%0.35″91°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast47%—88°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—94°71°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—96°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle11%—97°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—95°72°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—95°72°0°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.87 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shorter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36075
15-Day Forecast — Shorter
- Sun91°76°25%
- Mon88°72°47%
- Tue94°71°41%
- Wed96°72°11%
- Thu97°73°11%
- Fri95°72°21%
- Sat95°72°33%
- Sun93°71°43%
- Mon82°71°37%
- Tue93°69°21%
- Wed95°74°14%
- Thu91°71°23%
- Fri83°69°32%
- Sat91°69°42%
- Sun87°70°55%
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 — Shorter
SPC includes Shorter 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 Shorter
- 36075