Weather in Dora, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dora, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
65%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Dora, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
Dora, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—84°57°
- SundayMay 17Clear—88°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers56%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers62%88°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle58%89°67°
Dora, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dora, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 18°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
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
Dora, AL
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dora, 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 56m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dora, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dora, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.