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Valley Grande, Alabama Weather

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

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

Valley Grande, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 5:24 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Valley Grande, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley Grande, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Valley Grande, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    91°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    50%
    0.21″
    85°73°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    93°73°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    97°72°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    96°75°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    96°74°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    98°74°+2°
Valley Grande, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
244° · backing 122°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 122° from the wsw.
Valley Grande, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.41003.91004.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Valley Grande, AL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
13.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Valley Grande, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
10:24 UTC · Valley Grande, 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
10:24 UTC · Valley Grande, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valley Grande, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley Grande, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley Grande, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
8:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valley Grande, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valley Grande, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley Grande at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Valley Grande

  1. Sun91°75°26%
  2. Mon85°73°50%
  3. Tue93°73°40%
  4. Wed97°72°7%
  5. Thu96°75°13%
  6. Fri96°74°22%
  7. Sat98°74°38%
  8. Sun90°70°40%
  9. Mon83°72°35%
  10. Tue95°70°16%
  11. Wed98°72°15%
  12. Thu91°72°29%
  13. Fri80°71°33%
  14. Sat92°69°30%
  15. Sun86°71°32%

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 — Valley Grande

SPC has placed Valley Grande in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Valley Grande

  • 36703
  • 36701

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.