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Weather in Chunchula, Alabama

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

Chunchula, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
74%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Chunchula, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
L 56°H 82°
Chunchula, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    84°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    92°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    90°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    90°70°
Chunchula, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 90°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 90° from the ese.
Chunchula, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Chunchula, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
6.7 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chunchula, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chunchula, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chunchula, 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 →

Chunchula at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Chunchula

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.