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Slocomb, Alabama Weather

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

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

Slocomb, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:29 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
2:49 PM
Slocomb, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSlocomb, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 94°
Slocomb, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    10%
    0.15″
    94°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    52%
    87°75°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.01″
    92°74°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    89°74°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    22%
    90°74°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    93°75°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    94°74°+1°
Slocomb, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
290° · veering 41°
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the wnw.
Slocomb, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.61002.21003.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Slocomb, AL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.82 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 2.5DRIVERGood
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
05:29 UTC · Slocomb, 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
05:29 UTC · Slocomb, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Slocomb, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Slocomb, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Slocomb, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
2:49 PM
Civil dusk
8:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Slocomb, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Slocomb, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Slocomb at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36375

15-Day Forecast — Slocomb

  1. Sun94°76°10%
  2. Mon87°75°52%
  3. Tue92°74°56%
  4. Wed89°74°29%
  5. Thu90°74°22%
  6. Fri93°75°29%
  7. Sat94°74°41%
  8. Sun94°70°55%
  9. Mon84°72°43%
  10. Tue86°70°26%
  11. Wed90°70°25%
  12. Thu91°71°48%
  13. Fri91°74°45%
  14. Sat92°74°42%
  15. Sun93°75°53%

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 — Slocomb

SPC includes Slocomb 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 Slocomb

  • 36375
  • 36349

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.