Sylvania, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sylvania weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast33%—90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers72%0.35″82°72°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle20%—82°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——85°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm14%—87°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy43%—88°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle58%—88°71°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sylvania at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35988
15-Day Forecast — Sylvania
- Sun90°71°33%
- Mon82°72°72%
- Tue82°67°20%
- Wed85°66°9%
- Thu87°69°14%
- Fri88°71°43%
- Sat88°71°58%
- Sun82°68°42%
- Mon85°66°20%
- Tue85°66°11%
- Wed85°67°11%
- Thu73°68°23%
- Fri77°67°42%
- Sat80°66°48%
- Sun78°68°42%
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 — Sylvania
SPC has placed Sylvania in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Sylvania
- 35988
- 35968