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Weather in Yellow Bluff, Alabama

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

Yellow Bluff, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:43 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
54%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Yellow Bluff, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
L 51°H 84°
Yellow Bluff, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    20%
    94°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    94°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    95°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    93°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    53%
    92°68°
Yellow Bluff, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Yellow Bluff, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Yellow Bluff, AL
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Yellow Bluff, 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 49m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yellow Bluff, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Yellow Bluff, 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 →

Yellow Bluff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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 Yellow Bluff

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.