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Weather in Grant, Alabama

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

Grant, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Grant, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
L 48°H 76°
Grant, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    11%
    85°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    57%
    86°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    69%
    82°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    66%
    85°64°
Grant, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 23°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the sse.
Grant, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grant, AL
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Grant, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grant, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Grant, 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 →

Grant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 Grant

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.