Arab, Alabama Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arab weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——79°66°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Rain23%0.08″75°66°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm23%—82°67°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm76%0.72″71°68°-11°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail75%—76°64°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast26%—80°61°+4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle32%0.05″83°62°+3°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 5:41 AM
- Moonset
- 8:10 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Arab at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Arab
- Mon79°66°1%
- Tue75°66°23%
- Wed82°67°23%
- Thu71°68°76%
- Fri76°64°75%
- Sat80°61°26%
- Sun83°62°32%
- Mon78°69°42%
- Tue73°66°50%
- Wed82°66°31%
- Thu82°62°32%
- Fri86°67°40%
- Sat87°68°45%
- Sun89°71°49%
- Mon90°72°52%
- Tue90°71°50%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Arab
SPC has placed Arab 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 Arab
- 35016