Steele, Alabama Weather
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Steele weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—94°74°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers77%—86°72°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle47%—89°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy16%—91°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm24%—87°71°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%0.01″93°71°+6°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Steele at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35987
16-Day Forecast — Steele
- Sat92°73°6%
- Sun94°74°18%
- Mon86°72°77%
- Tue89°71°47%
- Wed91°69°16%
- Thu87°71°24%
- Fri93°71°53%
- Sat87°70°48%
- Sun83°67°42%
- Mon80°67°26%
- Tue90°66°19%
- Wed91°69°25%
- Thu87°71°44%
- Fri93°71°48%
- Sat93°74°46%
- Sun95°73°47%
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 — Steele
SPC has placed Steele 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 Steele
- 35987