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Fruitdale, Alabama Weather

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

Fruitdale, AL
Friday, June 5 at 7:11 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
79%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Fruitdale, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFruitdale, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 65°H 83°
Fruitdale, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    23%
    83°61°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    87%
    0.34″
    82°71°-1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    80%
    82°70°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    91°69°+9°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    14%
    93°69°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    31%
    97°69°+4°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    95°71°-2°
Fruitdale, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · backing 25°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the ene.
Fruitdale, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91008.91010.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Fruitdale, AL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fruitdale, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.9mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
07:11 UTC ·Fruitdale, 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
07:11 UTC ·Fruitdale, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fruitdale, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fruitdale, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fruitdale, AL
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fruitdale, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:34 AM
Moonset
3:18 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fruitdale, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Fruitdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (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 5, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fruitdale

SPC has placed Fruitdale in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Fruitdale

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.