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Weather in Locust Fork, Alabama

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

Locust Fork, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Locust Fork, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
L 48°H 80°
Locust Fork, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    —
    89°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    89°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    —
    90°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    50%
    87°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    66%
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    89°66°
Locust Fork, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°40°65°90°12a6a12p6pnow 61°high 80°low 48°
Locust Fork, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · veering 141°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Locust Fork, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 997–1001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Locust Fork, AL
Air quality
100
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
5.4 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Locust Fork, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Locust Fork, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Locust Fork, 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 →

Locust Fork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

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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.