Irondale, Georgia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Irondale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Drizzle63%0.06″77°70°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm29%—86°70°+9°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Showers73%1.7″74°68°-12°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail78%—81°71°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle35%—89°68°+8°
- SundayJun 21Overcast28%—91°67°+2°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm22%—92°72°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- 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
- 7:44 AM
- Moonset
- 10:01 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Irondale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Irondale
- Tue77°70°63%
- Wed86°70°29%
- Thu74°68°73%
- Fri81°71°78%
- Sat89°68°35%
- Sun91°67°28%
- Mon92°72°22%
- Tue86°73°35%
- Wed88°69°32%
- Thu85°65°23%
- Fri91°70°23%
- Sat94°71°30%
- Sun97°73°35%
- Mon98°74°23%
- Tue98°75°45%
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 — Irondale
SPC has placed Irondale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Irondale
- 30238