Weather in Newton, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newton, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
79%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
Newton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
Newton, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Partly Cloudy—88°67°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle23%88°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle20%93°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast20%91°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%93°71°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast50%90°70°
Newton, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Newton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 35°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
Newton, AL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 11.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Newton, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:32 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newton, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Newton, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Newton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.