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

Anderson, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 11:13 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
45%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Anderson, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAnderson, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 85°
Anderson, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°60°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°63°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    61%
    0.08″
    77°68°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    65%
    0.02″
    82°67°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    46%
    78°66°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    82°62°+4°
Anderson, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 74°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 12 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 158SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 74° from the sse.
Anderson, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.9994.6995.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Anderson, AL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
+35 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71
Anderson, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.5mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
23:13 UTC ·Anderson, 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
23:13 UTC ·Anderson, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Anderson, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Anderson, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Anderson, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Anderson, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
2:05 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Anderson, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Anderson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 — Anderson

SPC has placed Anderson 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 Anderson

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.