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Weather in Hytop, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hytop, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
60°
Humidity
50%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Hytop, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
L 46°H 74°
Hytop, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    83°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    83°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    12%
    82°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    64%
    82°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    81°61°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    77°61°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    64%
    78°62°
Hytop, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 24°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the s.
Hytop, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.15 inHg
Now
953.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953958
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hytop, AL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
5.2 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hytop, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hytop, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hytop, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hytop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Hytop

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.