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Black, Alabama Weather

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

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

Black, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 9:26 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
34%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Black, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlack, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 88°
Black, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    85°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°65°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    19%
    89°68°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    16%
    90°70°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    89°71°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    23%
    91°73°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    83°71°-8°
Black, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · veering 27°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the e.
Black, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91009.41009.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Black, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+13 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
5.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.70 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Black, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.0mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
21:26 UTC ·Black, 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
21:26 UTC ·Black, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Black, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Black, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Black, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:46 AM
Moonset
2:08 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Black, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 85°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Black

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.