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Brilliant, Alabama Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Brilliant, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 7:27 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Brilliant, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrilliant, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 84°
Brilliant, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°59°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    11%
    89°63°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    59%
    0.22″
    81°70°-8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    62%
    0.01″
    84°70°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    48%
    86°67°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    86°66°
Brilliant, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 25°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brilliant, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.6996.1996.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brilliant, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 77
Brilliant, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.4mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
19:27 UTC ·Brilliant, 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
19:27 UTC ·Brilliant, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Brilliant, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brilliant, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brilliant, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Brilliant, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:01 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Brilliant, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brilliant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 4, 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 — Brilliant

SPC has placed Brilliant 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 Brilliant

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.