Weather in Marion, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marion, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Marion, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
Marion, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast19%86°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle14%89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers36%89°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle39%91°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast52%87°68°
Marion, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Marion, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
112° · backing 8°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Marion, AL
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Marion, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marion, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Marion, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Marion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.