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Dothan, Alabama Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dothan, AL
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:49 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
42%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Dothan, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDothan, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 82°
Dothan, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    18%
    82°66°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°59°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°62°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    36%
    88°65°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    49%
    89°69°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    35%
    88°73°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    49%
    87°72°-1°
Dothan, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
071° · veering 11°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2312SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Dothan, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.31004.61008.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Dothan, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Hazardous
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
5.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 500

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Dothan, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.5mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
20:49 UTC ·Dothan, 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
20:49 UTC ·Dothan, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dothan, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dothan, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dothan, AL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dothan, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:03 AM
Moonset
1:08 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dothan, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dothan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (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 Dothan

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.