Weather in Steele, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steele, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Steele, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
56°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
76°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
Steele, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°53°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—91°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%90°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%89°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle54%88°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%84°65°
Steele, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Steele, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
025° · veering 66°
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
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
Steele, AL
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Steele, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Steele, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Steele, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Steele at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.