Fort Rucker, Alabama Weather
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Fort Rucker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Heavy Showers40%0.39″84°76°—
- MondayAug 3Light Drizzle22%—86°74°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast27%—91°72°+5°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Drizzle19%—93°73°+2°
- ThursdayAug 6Light Drizzle18%—93°74°0°
- FridayAug 7T-storm w/ Hail25%0.04″85°74°-8°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle38%—94°74°+9°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:24 PM
- Moonset
- 9:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Fort Rucker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Fort Rucker
- Sun84°76°40%
- Mon86°74°22%
- Tue91°72°27%
- Wed93°73°19%
- Thu93°74°18%
- Fri85°74°25%
- Sat94°74°38%
- Sun96°74°52%
- Mon94°74°42%
- Tue94°75°40%
- Wed96°74°31%
- Thu95°74°26%
- Fri96°74°29%
- Sat91°74°33%
- Sun92°70°37%
- Mon87°73°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Fort Rucker
SPC includes Fort Rucker 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.
Sun & seasons in Fort Rucker
Fort Rucker sits in Dale County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 11m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 6m — a swing of +4h 5m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Birmingham, the state’s largest city, lies about 164 miles to the NNW. The nearest town Fort Rucker tracks is Montgomery, roughly 77 miles to the NNW.
ZIP codes in Fort Rucker
- 36362