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Center Point, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Center Point, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 11:10 AM
86
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
96°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:00 PM
Center Point, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCenter Point, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 87°
Center Point, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    31%
    0.13″
    87°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    82°71°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    26%
    89°70°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    11%
    92°70°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    95°72°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    96°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    93°73°-3°
Center Point, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 87°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Center Point, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.2983.8986.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Center Point, AL
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6h

AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
17.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Center Point, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
70%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.9mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
16:10 UTC · Center Point, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:10 UTC · Center Point, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Center Point, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Center Point, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Center Point, AL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:00 PM
Civil dusk
8:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Center Point, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Center Point, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Center Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Center Point

  1. Sun87°73°31%
  2. Mon82°71°28%
  3. Tue89°70°26%
  4. Wed92°70°11%
  5. Thu95°72°16%
  6. Fri96°74°22%
  7. Sat93°73°37%
  8. Sun92°71°53%
  9. Mon88°70°24%
  10. Tue95°70°12%
  11. Wed98°73°12%
  12. Thu93°73°35%
  13. Fri93°69°42%
  14. Sat94°71°35%
  15. Sun93°73°33%
  16. Mon94°75°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Center Point

SPC has placed Center Point in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Center Point

  • 35215

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.