Trafford, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Trafford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain42%0.95″91°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail65%1.1″90°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm37%—88°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—92°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—92°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—94°72°+2°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:33 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Trafford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35172
16-Day Forecast — Trafford
- Sat92°72°13%
- Sun91°74°42%
- Mon90°70°65%
- Tue88°70°37%
- Wed92°67°16%
- Thu92°70°23%
- Fri94°72°37%
- Sat87°69°54%
- Sun83°67°36%
- Mon82°60°27%
- Tue85°61°18%
- Wed85°66°39%
- Thu83°70°42%
- Fri94°70°55%
- Sat83°73°56%
- Sun82°71°49%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Trafford
SPC has placed Trafford 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 Trafford
- 35180
- 35172