Talladega, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Talladega weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle40%—91°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers40%0.06″85°71°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle40%—94°69°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—96°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—97°72°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast56%—93°74°-4°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Talladega at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35160
16-Day Forecast — Talladega
- Sun95°73°40%
- Mon85°71°40%
- Tue94°69°40%
- Wed93°70°7%
- Thu96°71°13%
- Fri97°72°40%
- Sat93°74°56%
- Sun92°72°50%
- Mon89°70°28%
- Tue96°70°13%
- Wed99°72°9%
- Thu94°74°32%
- Fri91°69°39%
- Sat93°71°33%
- Sun93°73°35%
- Mon95°74°33%
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 — Talladega
SPC has placed Talladega 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 Talladega
- 35160
- 35161