Weather in Fairford, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairford, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Fairford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
80°
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
Fairford, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast23%88°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—95°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle41%92°68°
Fairford, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · veering 135°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
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
Fairford, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairford, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairford, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairford, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.