Waterloo, Alabama Weather
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Waterloo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle23%0.02″90°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm35%—92°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—88°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm17%—91°69°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—96°73°+5°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 10:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waterloo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35677
16-Day Forecast — Waterloo
- Sat92°70°13%
- Sun90°74°23%
- Mon92°71°35%
- Tue88°69°13%
- Wed93°67°9%
- Thu91°69°17%
- Fri96°73°35%
- Sat79°69°50%
- Sun85°65°31%
- Mon84°60°13%
- Tue86°61°14%
- Wed87°64°26%
- Thu78°69°45%
- Fri92°69°65%
- Sat86°71°42%
- Sun85°70°40%
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 — Waterloo
SPC has placed Waterloo 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 Waterloo
- 35677