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Florence, Alabama Weather

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

Florence, AL
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
48%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Florence, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlorence, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 80°
Florence, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    80°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°60°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°60°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°62°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.19″
    73°66°-11°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.08″
    72°67°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    70°67°-2°
Florence, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
109° · veering 69°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 69° from the ese.
Florence, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.8996.4999.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Florence, AL
Air quality
41
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Florence, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.4mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
16:59 UTC ·Florence, 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
16:59 UTC ·Florence, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Florence, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Florence, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Florence, AL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Florence, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:24 AM
Moonset
1:06 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Florence, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Florence

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.