Union Springs, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Union Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain25%2.3″91°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers67%—85°72°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm42%—91°72°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—94°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle17%—92°72°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—93°74°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Union Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36089
16-Day Forecast — Union Springs
- Sat90°73°5%
- Sun91°75°25%
- Mon85°72°67%
- Tue91°72°42%
- Wed94°74°16%
- Thu92°72°17%
- Fri93°74°31%
- Sat94°71°46%
- Sun85°71°43%
- Mon74°69°28%
- Tue87°67°23%
- Wed93°68°37%
- Thu94°71°39%
- Fri94°72°52%
- Sat93°71°35%
- Sun94°74°35%
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 — Union Springs
SPC includes Union Springs 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 Union Springs
- 36089