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Weather in Black, Alabama

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

Black, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:31 PM
Black, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
L 53°H 83°
Black, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    88°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    48%
    88°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    16%
    89°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    25%
    91°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    90°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    27%
    91°70°
Black, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · backing 107°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Black, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Black, AL
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
9.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Black, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:31 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
12:53 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Black, 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 →

Black at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Black

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.