Weather in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Muscle Shoals, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Muscle Shoals, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
Muscle Shoals, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle26%88°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers65%84°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle61%85°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle59%86°67°
Muscle Shoals, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Muscle Shoals, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · veering 10°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
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
Muscle Shoals, AL
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Muscle Shoals, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Muscle Shoals, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Muscle Shoals, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Muscle Shoals at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.