Weather in Calera, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Calera, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Calera, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
Calera, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast25%88°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers35%82°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers41%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle52%89°66°
Calera, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Calera, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 126°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
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
Calera, AL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Calera, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Calera, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Calera, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Calera at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.