Weather in Vernon, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vernon, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Vernon, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
Vernon, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—85°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle15%90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers53%85°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle52%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%90°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle54%88°67°
Vernon, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Vernon, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 17°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Vernon, AL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Vernon, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vernon, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Vernon, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.