Weather in Our Town, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Our Town, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Our Town, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
74°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
Our Town, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Mostly Clear—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast14%88°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle34%91°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle48%90°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle49%89°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle53%86°67°
Our Town, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Our Town, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 73°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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
Our Town, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Our Town, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Our Town, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 12:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Our Town, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Our Town at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.