I-85 in Alabama

I-85 Alabama Road Conditions

Radar and live pavement conditions on the 80 miles of I-85 in Alabama — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.

Updated Oct 8, 2026 9:33 PM CDT · Mostly dry

Lowest 69°F near Montgomery, Alabama · Highest wind 2 mph near Montgomery, Alabama

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I-85 runs 80 miles across Alabama. It passes Montgomery.

  • Interstate: I-85
  • State: Alabama
  • Length in state: 80 mi

Temperature

Wind Speed

Rain Precip.

Coverage

Weather data from Oct 8, 2026 9:33 PM CDT

Lowest temp.

69°F

Highest temp.

72°F

Highest wind

2 mph

Pressure

29.96-30.04 inHg

Conditions along I-85 in Alabama

I-85 in Alabama, end to end

I-85 crosses 80 miles of Alabama, from the Georgia line to its end in the state. That is 12% of I-85's 666 miles.

By mile marker, I-85 passes Montgomery 1. It is the only city on this stretch that the mileposts name.

I-85 in Alabama Closures & Road Blocks Today

No full closures are reported on I-85 in Alabama as of Oct 8, 2026 9:33 PM CDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

I-85 in Alabama driving weather by the numbers

Place Snow a year Snow days Freezing nights Freeze–thaw days First freeze Last freeze Days over 90°F
Montgomery 0.4" 0.4 36.7 36.3 Nov 14 Mar 15 76

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Alabama. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Towns Along I-85 in Alabama

From Montgomery to Lanett, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Montgomery end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.

  1. 4 mi Montgomery
  2. 37 mi Tuskegee 3.7 mi off the road
  3. 54 mi Auburn 2.4 mi off the road
  4. 62 mi Opelika 1.9 mi off the road
  5. 78 mi Valley 1.2 mi off the road
  6. 79 mi Lanett 1.4 mi off the road

Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.

Weather conditions overview along the road I-85 in Alabama

Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 7:00 AM CDT

Montgomery, AL weather

  • Current weather conditions in Montgomery, AL, show a temperature of 60°F with a dew point of 57°F, resulting in a humidity level of 89%
  • The wind is blowing from the east-northeast at 1 mph
  • The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.06 inHg, indicating stable conditions
  • Visibility is good at 9.9 miles, and the weather is sunny with a UV index of 0
  • There are no active weather alerts at this time.

I-85 in Alabama Road Weather FAQ

Is Interstate 85 in Alabama closed right now?
No full closures are reported on I-85 in Alabama. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
What are I-85 in Alabama road conditions today?
The map on this page colors the route along I-85 in Alabama by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 9:33 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 69°F to 72°F and the strongest wind is 2 mph.
Where are Alabama road closures reported officially?
Alabama's official traveler information service is ALGO Traffic, at algotraffic.com, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
How often are I-85 in Alabama road conditions updated?
The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.

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