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Weather in Five Points, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Five Points, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Five Points, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
71°
7p
66°
8p
64°
9p
L 47°H 77°
Five Points, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    88°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    24%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    44%
    89°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    85°64°
Five Points, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
120° · veering 48°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
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
avg 3 · pk 14 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the ese.
Five Points, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Five Points, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.4 μg/m³
NO₂
8.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Five Points, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Five Points, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Five Points, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Five Points at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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.

ZIP codes in Five Points

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.