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Weather in Catherine, Alabama

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

Catherine, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Catherine, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
L 52°H 81°
Catherine, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    27%
    88°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    14%
    93°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    26%
    92°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    39%
    90°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    50%
    90°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    56%
    91°67°
Catherine, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · backing 62°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
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 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the e.
Catherine, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Catherine, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Catherine, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Catherine, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Catherine, 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 →

Catherine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Catherine

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.