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
River Falls, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle50%90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers12%94°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle18%95°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast18%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%94°68°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast44%94°69°
River Falls, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
River Falls, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.