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Weather in Talladega, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Talladega, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Talladega, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
L 45°H 79°
Talladega, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    89°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    88°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    90°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    43%
    89°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    89°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    84°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    86°67°
Talladega, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · backing 49°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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
avg 3 · pk 13 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Talladega, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Talladega, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
5.4 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Talladega, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Talladega, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Talladega, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Talladega at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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.

ZIP codes in Talladega

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.