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

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

Excel, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 4:56 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Excel, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastExcel, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 81°
Excel, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°60°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°62°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    48%
    87°64°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    60%
    89°70°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    44%
    88°68°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    41%
    91°69°+3°
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Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · steady
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ene.
Excel, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.41003.51005.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Excel, AL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Excel, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.3mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
04:56 UTC ·Excel, 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
04:56 UTC ·Excel, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Excel, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
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The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:53 AM
Moonset
2:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Excel, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Excel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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 Excel

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.