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Summerdale, Alabama Weather

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

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

Summerdale, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:41 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
2:56 PM
Summerdale, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSummerdale, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 76°H 91°
Summerdale, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    91°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    91°76°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    87°75°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    89°76°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    33%
    91°76°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    91°77°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    91°77°
Summerdale, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 75°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 75° from the s.
Summerdale, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.71010.91011.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Summerdale, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Summerdale, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.6mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
02:41 UTC · Summerdale, 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
02:41 UTC · Summerdale, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Summerdale, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Summerdale, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Summerdale, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
2:56 PM
Civil dusk
8:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Summerdale, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Summerdale, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Summerdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 36580

16-Day Forecast — Summerdale

  1. Sat91°73°13%
  2. Sun91°76°24%
  3. Mon87°75°41%
  4. Tue89°76°44%
  5. Wed91°76°33%
  6. Thu91°77°20%
  7. Fri91°77°19%
  8. Sat92°76°29%
  9. Sun90°78°45%
  10. Mon90°75°48%
  11. Tue85°73°37%
  12. Wed94°73°34%
  13. Thu92°76°45%
  14. Fri89°76°45%
  15. Sat93°76°48%
  16. Sun94°76°52%

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 — Summerdale

SPC includes Summerdale 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 Summerdale

  • 36535
  • 36580

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.