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Hytop, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hytop, AL
Saturday, July 4 at 4:35 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Hytop, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHytop, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 86°
Hytop, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    19%
    0.06″
    86°72°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    76%
    83°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    83°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    84°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    88°62°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    87°67°-1°
Hytop, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 51°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 13 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hytop, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.7
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.16 inHg
Now
953.7
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954958
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.6953.8953.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hytop, AL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6hPeak ~62 @ 11 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hytop, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
21:35 UTC · Hytop, 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
21:35 UTC · Hytop, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hytop, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hytop, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hytop, AL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hytop, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hytop, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hytop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Hytop

  1. Sat85°68°8%
  2. Sun86°72°19%
  3. Mon83°68°76%
  4. Tue83°66°27%
  5. Wed84°63°17%
  6. Thu88°62°26%
  7. Fri87°67°60%
  8. Sat80°66°52%
  9. Sun79°59°34%
  10. Mon77°54°18%
  11. Tue82°56°18%
  12. Wed80°59°40%
  13. Thu80°64°39%
  14. Fri84°65°71%
  15. Sat77°67°65%
  16. Sun76°66°58%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Hytop

SPC has placed Hytop in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Hytop

  • 35768

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.