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Catherine, Alabama Weather

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

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

Catherine, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 7:26 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
43%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Catherine, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCatherine, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Catherine, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    81°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°62°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    31%
    87°67°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    58%
    85°70°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    37%
    89°69°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    33%
    90°70°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    45%
    85°69°-5°
Catherine, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
085° · veering 12°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the e.
Catherine, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.21011.51011.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Catherine, AL
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 65 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 74 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 74

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Catherine, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.8mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
19:26 UTC ·Catherine, 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
19:26 UTC ·Catherine, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Catherine, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Catherine, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Catherine, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Catherine, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:55 AM
Moonset
2:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Catherine, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Catherine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Catherine

SPC has placed Catherine in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Catherine

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.