Powell, Alabama Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Powell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Foggy——78°64°—
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Rain23%0.63″76°64°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail18%0.01″79°67°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm79%0.39″72°68°-7°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm77%0.05″73°67°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast22%—79°61°+6°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle29%—82°65°+3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:38 AM
- Moonset
- 8:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Powell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Powell
- Mon78°64°1%
- Tue76°64°23%
- Wed79°67°18%
- Thu72°68°79%
- Fri73°67°77%
- Sat79°61°22%
- Sun82°65°29%
- Mon84°68°43%
- Tue87°71°48%
- Wed85°71°33%
- Thu76°68°30%
- Fri84°66°61%
- Sat85°64°49%
- Sun88°70°60%
- Mon83°70°44%
- Tue84°68°68%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Powell
SPC has placed Powell 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 Powell
- 35986
- 35971