Weather in Cherokee Ridge, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
48%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
64°
10p
Cherokee Ridge, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers—85°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers67%84°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers63%82°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle65%85°65°
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · veering 16°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cherokee Ridge, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cherokee Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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.