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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
L 50°H 77°
Cherokee Ridge, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    85°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    67%
    84°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    63%
    82°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    85°65°
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the se.
Cherokee Ridge, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Cherokee Ridge

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.