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Weather in Russellville, Alabama

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

Russellville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Russellville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
L 49°H 80°
Russellville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    86°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    88°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    68%
    83°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    60%
    83°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    59%
    87°66°
Russellville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · steady
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Russellville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Russellville, AL
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Russellville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Russellville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
1:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Russellville, 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 →

Russellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 Russellville

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.