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Weather in New Union, Alabama

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

New Union, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
49%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
New Union, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
L 47°H 77°
New Union, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    86°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    50%
    84°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    65%
    83°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    81°64°
New Union, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the sse.
New Union, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Union, AL
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Union, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Union, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
1:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Union, 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 Union at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Union

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.