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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
L 48°H 81°
Forestdale, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    —
    85°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    88°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    89°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    13%
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    48%
    85°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    52%
    90°66°
Forestdale, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°40°65°90°12a6a12p6pnow 55°high 81°low 48°
Forestdale, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Forestdale, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993–998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

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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.