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
New Union, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle—86°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers50%84°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle65%83°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle62%81°64°
New Union, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
New Union, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.