Shelby, Alabama Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shelby weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast15%—82°70°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Rain74%0.13″77°71°-5°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail41%0.05″82°72°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail86%0.57″76°70°-6°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail75%—87°72°+11°
- SaturdayJun 20Heavy Drizzle40%—89°69°+2°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail27%—88°68°-1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:54 AM
- Moonset
- 9:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Shelby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Shelby
- Mon82°70°15%
- Tue77°71°74%
- Wed82°72°41%
- Thu76°70°86%
- Fri87°72°75%
- Sat89°69°40%
- Sun88°68°27%
- Mon94°72°23%
- Tue92°72°45%
- Wed94°72°31%
- Thu89°70°24%
- Fri94°70°54%
- Sat97°74°54%
- Sun95°71°48%
- Mon94°73°39%
- Tue98°74°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Shelby
SPC has placed Shelby in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Shelby
- 35051
- 35143