Weather in Sweet Water, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sweet Water, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Sweet Water, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
Sweet Water, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast30%86°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%91°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle28%94°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle39%94°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast54%89°67°
Sweet Water, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sweet Water, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 23°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Sweet Water, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sweet Water, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sweet Water, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:07 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sweet Water, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sweet Water at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (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.