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Weather in River Falls, Alabama

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

River Falls, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
81%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:36 PM
River Falls, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
L 51°H 83°
River Falls, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    90°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    12%
    94°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    95°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    93°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    94°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    44%
    94°69°
River Falls, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 27°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
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 3 · pk 12 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
River Falls, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
River Falls, AL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.1 μg/m³
PM 10
13.6 μg/m³
NO₂
7.3 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
River Falls, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:36 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
River Falls, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
River Falls, 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 →

River Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP codes in River Falls

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.