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Weather in Rockville, Alabama

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

Rockville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Rockville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
L 56°H 84°
Rockville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    88°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    92°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    94°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    34%
    91°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    91°67°
Rockville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 51°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rockville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rockville, AL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rockville, 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 →

Rockville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Rockville

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.