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Gordo, Alabama Weather

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

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

Gordo, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 3:07 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Gordo, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGordo, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Gordo, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°62°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°63°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    15%
    90°64°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    56%
    0.49″
    71°66°-19°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    88°68°+17°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    48%
    92°71°+4°
Gordo, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
077° · backing 18°
Direction
ENE
077°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the ene.
Gordo, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.51009.41010.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Gordo, AL
Air quality
50
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
Gordo, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.6mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
03:07 UTC ·Gordo, 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
03:07 UTC ·Gordo, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Gordo, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gordo, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gordo, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Gordo, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:00 AM
Moonset
2:12 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Gordo, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gordo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Gordo

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.