Weather in Brilliant, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brilliant, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
82%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Brilliant, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
55°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
Brilliant, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast20%89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers61%87°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle56%84°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle54%90°65°
Brilliant, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Brilliant, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
107° · steady
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Brilliant, AL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Brilliant, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brilliant, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Brilliant, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Brilliant 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.