Weather in McDonald Chapel, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDonald Chapel, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:18 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
McDonald Chapel, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
McDonald Chapel, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Partly Cloudy—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast17%88°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers43%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle52%88°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast50%90°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle57%89°68°
McDonald Chapel, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
McDonald Chapel, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
121° · backing 17°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
McDonald Chapel, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
McDonald Chapel, 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 57m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McDonald Chapel, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
McDonald Chapel, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
McDonald Chapel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.