Weather in Sanford, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Sanford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
Sanford, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle60%89°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—92°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle17%94°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle17%92°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%94°68°
Sanford, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sanford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 100°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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
Sanford, AL
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sanford, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanford, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 12:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sanford, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.