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Weather in Cardiff, Alabama

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

Cardiff, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Cardiff, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
L 49°H 82°
Cardiff, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    —
    89°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    17%
    89°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    17%
    91°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    53%
    87°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    87°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    90°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    90°68°
Cardiff, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°40°65°90°12a6a12p6pnow 54°high 82°low 49°
Cardiff, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
080° · backing 25°
Direction
E
080°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cardiff, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1000–1005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Cardiff, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
11.2 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cardiff, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cardiff, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cardiff, 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 →

Cardiff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (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.

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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.