Weather in Alabaster, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alabaster, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Alabaster, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
63°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
Alabaster, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%90°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers40%83°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers49%88°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%90°66°
Alabaster, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alabaster, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
097° · backing 52°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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
Alabaster, AL
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alabaster, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alabaster, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alabaster, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alabaster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.