Weather in Fayetteville, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fayetteville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
66%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Fayetteville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
Fayetteville, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—83°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast21%89°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle35%88°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle41%90°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle51%90°66°
Fayetteville, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fayetteville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
139° · veering 44°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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
Fayetteville, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fayetteville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fayetteville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fayetteville, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fayetteville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.