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Dora, Alabama Weather

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

Dora, AL
Monday, June 15 at 1:38 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:00 PM
Dora, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDora, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 69°H 84°
Dora, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    84°70°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Rain
    49%
    0.45″
    78°69°-6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    T-storm w/ Hail
    33%
    0.01″
    85°69°+7°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    0.96″
    76°70°-9°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hail
    74%
    80°70°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    32%
    85°66°+5°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    91°64°+6°
Dora, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · veering 78°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 6 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 78° from the nw.
Dora, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.0999.01001.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Dora, AL
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46. 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.

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dora, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.1mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
18:38 UTC · Dora, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:38 UTC · Dora, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dora, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dora, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dora, AL
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:00 PM
Civil dusk
8:30 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Dora, AL
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:45 AM
Moonset
8:10 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Dora, AL
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Dora

  1. Mon84°70°4%
  2. Tue78°69°49%
  3. Wed85°69°33%
  4. Thu76°70°75%
  5. Fri80°70°74%
  6. Sat85°66°32%
  7. Sun91°64°29%
  8. Mon93°71°34%
  9. Tue95°72°47%
  10. Wed93°72°32%
  11. Thu83°69°31%
  12. Fri90°70°53%
  13. Sat93°69°39%
  14. Sun91°73°45%
  15. Mon91°72°32%
  16. Tue87°71°27%

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 — Dora

SPC has placed Dora 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 Dora

  • 35130
  • 35062

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.