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Weather in Foley, Alabama

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

Foley, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
87%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Foley, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
L 55°H 83°
Foley, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    84°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    86°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    87°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    85°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    86°72°
Foley, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 24°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the ene.
Foley, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Foley, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
11.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Foley, 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 43m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Foley, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Foley, 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 →

Foley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 Foley

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.