Weather in Ethelsville, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ethelsville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Ethelsville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
61°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
Ethelsville, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°63°
- MondayMay 18Foggy—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle17%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers56%86°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle59%89°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%92°67°
Ethelsville, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ethelsville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
131° · backing 17°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Ethelsville, AL
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ethelsville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ethelsville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ethelsville, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ethelsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.