Weather in Shelby, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shelby, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
66%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Shelby, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
76°
7p
70°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
Shelby, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast29%89°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers35%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle40%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle51%90°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle57%90°66°
Shelby, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Shelby, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
030° · veering 16°
Direction
NNE
030°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
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
Shelby, AL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Shelby, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shelby, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Shelby, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Shelby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.