Weather in Bessemer, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bessemer, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
61%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Bessemer, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
70°
8p
Bessemer, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%89°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers52%83°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers53%89°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast54%91°66°
Bessemer, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bessemer, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
119° · steady
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
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
Bessemer, AL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bessemer, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bessemer, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bessemer, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bessemer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.