Weather in Clanton, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clanton, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 6:01 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Clanton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
Clanton, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—86°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast23%87°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast10%87°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain28%85°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle31%88°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle51%87°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle57%87°67°
Clanton, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Clanton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
047° · backing 82°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Clanton, AL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clanton, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clanton, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clanton, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clanton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.