Garden City, Alabama Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Garden City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——79°61°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——80°62°+1°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°62°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——86°62°+1°
- SundayJun 7Rain53%0.27″73°66°-13°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle52%—84°66°+11°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle53%—82°68°-2°
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Garden City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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 3, 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.