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Weather in Lockhart, Alabama

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

Lockhart, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
76%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Lockhart, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
78°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
L 52°H 83°
Lockhart, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    61%
    89°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    93°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    94°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    92°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    92°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    38%
    93°69°
Lockhart, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 26°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lockhart, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lockhart, AL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.1 μg/m³
PM 10
13.6 μg/m³
NO₂
7.3 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lockhart, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lockhart, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
12:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lockhart, 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 →

Lockhart at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Lockhart

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.