Weather in Chelsea, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chelsea, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
61%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Chelsea, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
Chelsea, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%88°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers43%87°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle45%89°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle50%90°65°
Chelsea, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chelsea, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
307° · backing 75°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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
Chelsea, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chelsea, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chelsea, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chelsea, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Chelsea at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.