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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
L 49°H 79°
Clanton, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    23%
    87°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    10%
    87°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    28%
    85°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    88°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    87°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    87°67°
Clanton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clanton, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.5
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Clanton

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.