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Thorsby, Alabama Weather

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

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

Thorsby, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 12:24 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Thorsby, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThorsby, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Thorsby, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    33%
    0.17″
    91°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.11″
    82°72°-9°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    91°70°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    94°72°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    17%
    88°72°-6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    92°72°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    88°71°-4°
Thorsby, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · steady
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Thorsby, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.4990.0990.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Thorsby, AL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Thorsby, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
05:24 UTC · Thorsby, 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
05:24 UTC · Thorsby, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Thorsby, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Thorsby, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Thorsby, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Thorsby, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Thorsby, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Thorsby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35171

15-Day Forecast — Thorsby

  1. Sun91°73°33%
  2. Mon82°72°55%
  3. Tue91°70°43%
  4. Wed94°72°15%
  5. Thu88°72°17%
  6. Fri92°72°39%
  7. Sat88°71°49%
  8. Sun86°69°52%
  9. Mon73°68°31%
  10. Tue88°66°15%
  11. Wed92°69°23%
  12. Thu92°71°33%
  13. Fri92°72°42%
  14. Sat91°72°44%
  15. Sun95°73°39%

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 — Thorsby

SPC has placed Thorsby 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 Thorsby

  • 35171

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.