Smoke Rise, Alabama Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smoke Rise weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——85°69°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm62%1.6″78°72°-7°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail60%0.06″86°70°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail25%—85°67°-1°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail52%—88°68°+3°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle46%—81°66°-7°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle43%—86°63°+5°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 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 37 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 8:05 AM
- Moonset
- 10:05 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Smoke Rise at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Smoke Rise
- Wed85°69°7%
- Thu78°72°62%
- Fri86°70°60%
- Sat85°67°25%
- Sun88°68°52%
- Mon81°66°46%
- Tue86°63°43%
- Wed82°67°28%
- Thu89°68°26%
- Fri93°65°31%
- Sat93°69°30%
- Sun92°67°42%
- Mon86°70°47%
- Tue89°69°52%
- Wed88°69°39%
- Thu83°68°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Smoke Rise
SPC has placed Smoke Rise in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Smoke Rise
- 35180