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Weather in Belle Fontaine, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belle Fontaine, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
79%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Belle Fontaine, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
60°
3a
63°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
L 60°H 81°
Belle Fontaine, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    83°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    84°73°
Belle Fontaine, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 18°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the s.
Belle Fontaine, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Belle Fontaine, AL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Belle Fontaine, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belle Fontaine, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Belle Fontaine, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Belle Fontaine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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.

ZIP codes in Belle Fontaine

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.