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Skyline, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Skyline, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 6:19 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
62%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Skyline, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSkyline, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 87°
Skyline, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    87°73°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    76%
    0.23″
    84°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    83°66°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    85°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    88°62°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    88°68°
Skyline, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · backing 95°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2414SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Skyline, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.2
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.2
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959963
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.2959.3959.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Skyline, AL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Skyline, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
23:19 UTC · Skyline, 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
23:19 UTC · Skyline, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Skyline, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Skyline, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Skyline, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Skyline, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Skyline, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Skyline at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Skyline

  1. Sat85°69°6%
  2. Sun87°73°22%
  3. Mon84°68°76%
  4. Tue83°66°27%
  5. Wed85°63°14%
  6. Thu88°62°26%
  7. Fri88°68°59%
  8. Sat81°67°52%
  9. Sun80°60°34%
  10. Mon78°55°17%
  11. Tue83°57°18%
  12. Wed81°60°40%
  13. Thu81°65°39%
  14. Fri84°66°71%
  15. Sat78°67°65%
  16. Sun77°67°58%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Skyline

SPC has placed Skyline 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 Skyline

  • 35768
  • 35776

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.