Wetumpka, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wetumpka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain29%0.20″95°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers55%0.21″86°73°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers39%—93°72°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—96°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—93°75°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—94°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—94°72°0°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wetumpka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 36092, 36093
15-Day Forecast — Wetumpka
- Sun95°75°29%
- Mon86°73°55%
- Tue93°72°39%
- Wed96°75°19%
- Thu93°75°16%
- Fri94°75°29%
- Sat94°72°37%
- Sun86°71°50%
- Mon75°70°37%
- Tue88°68°21%
- Wed94°69°29%
- Thu95°74°29%
- Fri93°73°40%
- Sat95°75°42%
- Sun95°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 — Wetumpka
SPC includes Wetumpka 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 Wetumpka
- 36093
- 36092