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Elba, Alabama Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Elba, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 12:25 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
53%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Elba, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElba, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 83°
Elba, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°66°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°59°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°62°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    42%
    88°66°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    53%
    89°70°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    48%
    88°73°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    49%
    89°74°+1°
Elba, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
076° · veering 22°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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 8 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the ene.
Elba, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91010.31012.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Elba, AL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elba, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.0mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
00:25 UTC ·Elba, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:25 UTC ·Elba, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elba, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elba, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elba, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elba, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:48 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Elba, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elba at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Elba

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.