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Shoal Creek, Alabama Weather

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

Shoal Creek, AL
Friday, June 5 at 3:40 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
58%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Shoal Creek, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShoal Creek, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Shoal Creek, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    80°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°62°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    87°67°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    45%
    0.06″
    82°69°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    45%
    89°68°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    86°69°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    27%
    86°68°
Shoal Creek, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 72°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 13 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Shoal Creek, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988994
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.5988.0988.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shoal Creek, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-21 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Shoal Creek, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
03:40 UTC ·Shoal Creek, 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
03:40 UTC ·Shoal Creek, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Shoal Creek, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shoal Creek, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shoal Creek, AL
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Shoal Creek, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
4:31 AM
Moonset
3:07 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Shoal Creek, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Shoal Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 5, 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 — Shoal Creek

SPC has placed Shoal Creek 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 Shoal Creek

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.