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Weather in Rock Mills, Alabama

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

Rock Mills, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
81%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Rock Mills, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
L 45°H 78°
Rock Mills, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    88°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    25%
    91°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    45%
    89°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    86°65°
Rock Mills, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 59°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
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 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the ene.
Rock Mills, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rock Mills, AL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.0 μg/m³
PM 10
12.3 μg/m³
NO₂
7.3 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rock Mills, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock Mills, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rock Mills, 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 →

Rock Mills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (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 Rock Mills

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.