Weather in West Point, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Point, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
West Point, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
West Point, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Clear—86°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%85°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers63%82°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle57%84°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle61%80°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle62%82°66°
West Point, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Point, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
143° · backing 14°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Point, AL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Point, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Point, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Point, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (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.