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Theodore, Alabama Weather

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

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

Theodore, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:17 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
84%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Theodore, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTheodore, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 76°H 89°
Theodore, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    89°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    59%
    89°73°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    45%
    91°75°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    94°76°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    93°75°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    93°76°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    94°75°+1°
Theodore, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
255° · veering 165°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 182SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the wsw.
Theodore, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.31009.61009.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Theodore, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Theodore, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.8mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
05:17 UTC · Theodore, 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
05:17 UTC · Theodore, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Theodore, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Theodore, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Theodore, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Theodore, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Theodore, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Theodore at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°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: 36582

15-Day Forecast — Theodore

  1. Sun89°76°31%
  2. Mon89°73°59%
  3. Tue91°75°45%
  4. Wed94°76°25%
  5. Thu93°75°17%
  6. Fri93°76°13%
  7. Sat94°75°25%
  8. Sun91°77°49%
  9. Mon91°74°52%
  10. Tue88°72°35%
  11. Wed90°71°35%
  12. Thu91°77°39%
  13. Fri86°75°45%
  14. Sat92°76°48%
  15. Sun94°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 — Theodore

SPC includes Theodore 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 Theodore

  • 36582
  • 36590

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.