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Weather in Thomaston, Alabama

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

Thomaston, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
85%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Thomaston, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
L 52°H 82°
Thomaston, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    88°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    13%
    91°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    31%
    91°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    90°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    51%
    89°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    57%
    90°68°
Thomaston, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · backing 56°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 56° from the e.
Thomaston, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Thomaston, AL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Thomaston, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thomaston, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
1:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Thomaston, 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 →

Thomaston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (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 Thomaston

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.