Weather in Sand Rock, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sand Rock, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
56%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Sand Rock, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
Sand Rock, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Mostly Clear11%90°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers53%86°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle54%85°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%81°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle66%82°65°
Sand Rock, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sand Rock, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 45°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sand Rock, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sand Rock, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sand Rock, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sand Rock, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sand Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (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.