Weather in Madrid, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madrid, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
84%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Madrid, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
Madrid, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm14%87°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle25%88°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%91°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%92°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast22%93°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%89°71°
Madrid, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Madrid, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
233° · backing 92°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Madrid, AL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Madrid, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madrid, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Madrid, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Madrid at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.