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Weather in Twin, Alabama

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

Twin, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Twin, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
68°
10p
64°
11p
L 51°H 80°
Twin, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    85°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    86°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    21%
    90°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    60%
    88°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    53%
    85°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    90°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    54%
    88°67°
Twin, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°45°68°90°12a6a12p6pnow 54°high 80°low 51°
Twin, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
085° · veering 19°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the e.
Twin, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994–999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Twin, AL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Twin, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Twin, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
1:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Twin, 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 →

Twin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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.

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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.