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Valley Head, Alabama Weather

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

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

Valley Head, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 1:41 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Valley Head, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley Head, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 77°
Valley Head, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    76°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    77°61°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°63°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    86°61°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    26%
    80°65°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    85°66°+5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    75°68°-10°
Valley Head, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
123° · veering 18°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Valley Head, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8982.3984.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valley Head, AL
Air quality
52
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Valley Head, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.2mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
01:41 UTC ·Valley Head, 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
01:41 UTC ·Valley Head, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Valley Head, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley Head, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley Head, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Valley Head, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:54 AM
Moonset
2:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Valley Head, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley Head at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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.

ZIP codes in Valley Head

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.