Weather in Ballplay, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ballplay, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Ballplay, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
Ballplay, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Mostly Clear10%92°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers48%90°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle53%85°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle61%84°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle64%83°66°
Ballplay, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ballplay, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 52°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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
Ballplay, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ballplay, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ballplay, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ballplay, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ballplay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.