Weather in Cottonwood, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Cottonwood, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
Cottonwood, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—89°57°
- SundayMay 17Foggy—89°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast25%88°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle18%92°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle20%93°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle27%92°70°
Cottonwood, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cottonwood, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
270° · backing 108°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cottonwood, AL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 53.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cottonwood, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottonwood, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cottonwood, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cottonwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.