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Weather in Loxley, Alabama

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

Loxley, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
76%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Loxley, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
L 55°H 83°
Loxley, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    86°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    88°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    88°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    43%
    89°70°
Loxley, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 43°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 43° from the sse.
Loxley, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Loxley, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.0 μg/m³
NO₂
8.0 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Loxley, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Loxley, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Loxley, 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 →

Loxley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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 Loxley

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.