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Sanford, Alabama Weather

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

Sanford, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 5:32 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Sanford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanford, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 83°
Sanford, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°61°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    39%
    89°64°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    48%
    90°69°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    34%
    89°70°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    40%
    92°71°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    38%
    91°71°-1°
Sanford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
055° · backing 19°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 19° from the ne.
Sanford, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.91007.41009.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sanford, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39 now. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17
Sanford, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.2mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
05:32 UTC ·Sanford, 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
05:32 UTC ·Sanford, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sanford, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sanford, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sanford, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sanford, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:49 AM
Moonset
2:10 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sanford, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Sanford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (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 Sanford

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.