Boaz, Alabama Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Boaz weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——81°58°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——84°61°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——85°61°+1°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle40%0.02″77°67°-8°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle54%—81°64°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle48%0.04″69°67°-12°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle34%0.01″72°66°+3°
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 3:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Boaz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (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.