Observed 4:25 PM CDT at K1M4

Hamilton, AL weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	33%	8%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	47%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	1%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	5%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	33%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	11%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	42%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	44%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	56%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	51%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	20%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	54%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	75%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	71%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	42%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	68%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	79%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	90%	83%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	86%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	86%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	86%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	86%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	86%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	89%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 41°5°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 40°4°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–80°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Buttahatchee River Below Hamilton

2.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 61 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek (AL) near Red Bay

23 mi

Level: 4.3 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 57

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Hamilton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1962–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
+3°+1°SatOct 24

Hamilton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:22 PM; Morning 6:48–7:39 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:32 PM; Morning 6:39–6:48 AM; first light 6:39 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:32 PM–6:39 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:21 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Hamilton. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,600 ft, 59 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.