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Weather in Kimberly, Alabama

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

Kimberly, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
68%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Kimberly, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
L 46°H 82°
Kimberly, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    90°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    89°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    91°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    57%
    88°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    57%
    86°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    89°66°
Kimberly, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 31°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
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 3 · pk 12 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the e.
Kimberly, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Kimberly, AL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
11.5 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kimberly, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kimberly, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kimberly, 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 →

Kimberly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Kimberly

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.