Weather in Fort Rucker, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Rucker, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
78%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
Fort Rucker, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
Fort Rucker, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%89°57°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—86°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle24%88°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle21%92°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear21%92°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%93°71°
Fort Rucker, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Rucker, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
114° · veering 58°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fort Rucker, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Rucker, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Rucker, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Rucker, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Rucker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.