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Weather in New Hope, Alabama

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

New Hope, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
56%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
New Hope, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
L 46°H 79°
New Hope, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    10%
    86°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    68%
    87°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    64%
    83°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    86°66°
New Hope, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
077° · veering 28°
Direction
ENE
077°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
New Hope, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Hope, AL
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Hope, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Hope, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Hope, 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 →

New Hope at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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.

ZIP codes in New Hope

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.