Weather in Forestdale, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forestdale, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
63%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Forestdale, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
Forestdale, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—85°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%89°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers48%85°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle53%88°64°
- FridayMay 22Overcast52%90°66°
Forestdale, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Forestdale, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · veering 33°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Forestdale, AL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forestdale, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forestdale, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Forestdale, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Forestdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.