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Hytop, Alabama Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 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 10:54 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 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 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 67°H 85°
Hytop, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    12%
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    20%
    0.24″
    85°67°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    78%
    0.09″
    78°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    84°65°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    86°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    90°63°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    0.08″
    85°67°-5°
Hytop, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 126°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 306SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hytop, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.16 inHg
Now
953.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW957.0952.7952.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hytop, AL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
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
46.3mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
03:54 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
03:54 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
76% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hytop, AL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hytop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • 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°12%
  2. Sun85°67°20%
  3. Mon78°68°78%
  4. Tue84°65°23%
  5. Wed86°63°14%
  6. Thu90°63°14%
  7. Fri85°67°60%
  8. Sat80°66°58%
  9. Sun71°62°40%
  10. Mon81°62°20%
  11. Tue86°62°12%
  12. Wed85°64°25%
  13. Thu77°65°58%
  14. Fri86°64°39%
  15. Sat81°68°49%
  16. Sun89°68°48%

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 — 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.