Needham, Alabama Weather
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Needham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm74%1.4″84°75°—
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Rain80%1.7″77°72°-7°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail57%—91°71°+14°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail76%0.21″77°73°-14°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail72%0.03″81°73°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle46%—86°72°+5°
- SundayJun 21Overcast25%—81°72°-5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:56 AM
- Moonset
- 8:09 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Needham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Needham
- Mon84°75°74%
- Tue77°72°80%
- Wed91°71°57%
- Thu77°73°76%
- Fri81°73°72%
- Sat86°72°46%
- Sun81°72°25%
- Mon94°72°17%
- Tue95°73°28%
- Wed86°72°39%
- Thu88°72°37%
- Fri90°73°56%
- Sat91°73°43%
- Sun95°73°50%
- Mon96°73°45%
- Tue97°74°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Needham
SPC has placed Needham 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 Needham
- 36915