Weather in Fayette, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fayette, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
73%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Fayette, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
Fayette, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast15%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers60%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle61%88°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle60%89°67°
Fayette, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fayette, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
132° · steady
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
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
Fayette, AL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fayette, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fayette, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 1:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fayette, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.