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New Union, Alabama Weather

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

New Union, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 4:55 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
48%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
New Union, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Union, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 79°
New Union, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    79°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°62°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    85°63°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    40%
    77°67°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.02″
    82°66°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    83°64°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    75°60°-8°
New Union, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · veering 48°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the se.
New Union, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.0978.6978.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
New Union, AL
Air quality
32
AQI
Hazardous
-7 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 624 by mid-afternoon.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 624 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
9.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 624
New Union, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.8mi
UNLIMITED
123 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
16:55 UTC ·New Union, 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
16:55 UTC ·New Union, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
New Union, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Union, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Union, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
New Union, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:55 AM
Moonset
2:03 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
New Union, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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New Union at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — New Union

SPC has placed New Union in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 New Union

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.