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Weather in Harpersville, Alabama

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

Harpersville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Harpersville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
L 46°H 81°
Harpersville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    20%
    92°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    90°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    31%
    88°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    89°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    90°65°
Harpersville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · veering 165°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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 4 · pk 9 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Harpersville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.8
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.8
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Harpersville, AL
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
5.3 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Harpersville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harpersville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Harpersville, 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 →

Harpersville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Harpersville

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.