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Weather in Flomaton, Alabama

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

Flomaton, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Flomaton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
80°
7p
72°
8p
L 53°H 84°
Flomaton, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    94°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    19%
    92°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    33%
    92°70°
Flomaton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 82°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 12 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the wsw.
Flomaton, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Flomaton, AL
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Flomaton, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Flomaton, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Flomaton, 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 →

Flomaton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Flomaton

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.