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Selma, Alabama Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Selma, AL
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:36 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
47%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Selma, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSelma, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 83°
Selma, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°59°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    10%
    86°62°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    89°64°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    0.07″
    86°70°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    46%
    89°70°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    55%
    85°72°-4°
Selma, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 25°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 35 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the ene.
Selma, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.2
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.2
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.31014.51016.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Selma, AL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
1.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Selma, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
88.5mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
22:36 UTC ·Selma, 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
22:36 UTC ·Selma, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Selma, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Selma, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Selma, AL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Selma, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:13 AM
Moonset
1:11 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Selma, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Selma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 1 (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.

ZIP codes in Selma

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.