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West Point, Alabama Weather

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

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

West Point, AL
Sunday, July 5 at 3:28 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
3:03 PM
West Point, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Point, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 89°
West Point, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    0.83″
    89°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    0.03″
    84°70°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    26%
    86°69°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    87°66°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    92°71°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    49%
    91°72°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    91°69°
West Point, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 39°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
West Point, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.91 inHg
Now
978.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.7978.2978.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
West Point, AL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-34 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
West Point, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
08:28 UTC · West 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
08:28 UTC · West Point, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Point, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Point, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West 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
5:13 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
8:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Point, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West 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 →

West Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — West Point

  1. Sun89°71°38%
  2. Mon84°70°67%
  3. Tue86°69°26%
  4. Wed87°66°14%
  5. Thu92°71°17%
  6. Fri91°72°49%
  7. Sat91°69°56%
  8. Sun87°68°43%
  9. Mon85°67°21%
  10. Tue85°68°7%
  11. Wed91°69°8%
  12. Thu76°68°24%
  13. Fri79°69°39%
  14. Sat82°67°35%
  15. Sun81°70°32%

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 — West Point

SPC has placed West 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 West Point

  • 35057
  • 35179

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.