Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Minor, Alabama

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

Minor, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Minor, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
L 47°H 81°
Minor, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    —
    88°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    89°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    18%
    90°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    45%
    86°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    88°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    51%
    90°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    89°68°
Minor, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°40°65°90°12a6a12p6pnow 53°high 81°low 47°
Minor, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 17°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Minor, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994–999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Minor, 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
Minor, 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.
Minor, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Minor, 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 →

Minor 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.

All cities in Alabama →

ZIP codes in Minor

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.