Weather in Detroit, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Detroit, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Detroit, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
Detroit, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast26%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers59%88°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle53%86°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle60%90°67°
Detroit, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Detroit, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
125° · backing 24°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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
Detroit, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Detroit, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Detroit, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Detroit, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Detroit at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.