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Tuscumbia, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Tuscumbia, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 4:52 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Tuscumbia, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTuscumbia, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 94°
Tuscumbia, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    94°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    29%
    0.09″
    92°74°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    86°71°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    87°70°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    89°67°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    88°69°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    93°73°+5°
Tuscumbia, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 129°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 3
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 3 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tuscumbia, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.50 inHg
Now
999.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.11000.11000.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Tuscumbia, AL
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
+29 in 6hPeak ~80 @ 11 PM

AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
127μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 83
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 83

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Tuscumbia, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.5mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
21:52 UTC · Tuscumbia, 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
21:52 UTC · Tuscumbia, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tuscumbia, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tuscumbia, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tuscumbia, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tuscumbia, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tuscumbia, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tuscumbia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 35674

16-Day Forecast — Tuscumbia

  1. Sat94°69°14%
  2. Sun92°74°29%
  3. Mon86°71°57%
  4. Tue87°70°17%
  5. Wed89°67°12%
  6. Thu88°69°22%
  7. Fri93°73°41%
  8. Sat83°71°45%
  9. Sun85°65°31%
  10. Mon80°59°14%
  11. Tue82°61°15%
  12. Wed84°63°34%
  13. Thu78°70°35%
  14. Fri89°70°58%
  15. Sat83°71°53%
  16. Sun85°70°42%

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 — Tuscumbia

SPC has placed Tuscumbia 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 Tuscumbia

  • 35674

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.