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
Black, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm13%88°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers48%88°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast16%89°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%91°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy22%90°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast27%91°70°
Black, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Black, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.