Vinegar Bend, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vinegar Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain42%0.46″88°73°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm56%—88°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail32%—94°73°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail18%—94°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%—96°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—97°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—97°75°0°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vinegar Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36584
15-Day Forecast — Vinegar Bend
- Sun89°73°42%
- Mon88°73°56%
- Tue94°73°32%
- Wed94°72°18%
- Thu96°74°23%
- Fri97°75°27%
- Sat97°75°42%
- Sun92°74°57%
- Mon76°71°51%
- Tue89°70°31%
- Wed96°70°19%
- Thu95°75°34%
- Fri93°73°39%
- Sat95°73°47%
- Sun99°73°52%
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 — Vinegar Bend
SPC includes Vinegar Bend 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 Vinegar Bend
- 36584