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Weather in Brantley, Alabama

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

Brantley, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:06 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Brantley, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
78°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
L 49°H 83°
Brantley, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    90°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    94°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    92°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    92°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    45%
    92°69°
Brantley, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
030° · backing 15°
Direction
NNE
030°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brantley, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Brantley, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.8 μg/m³
PM 10
12.1 μg/m³
NO₂
5.5 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Brantley, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brantley, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Brantley, 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 →

Brantley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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 Brantley

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.