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Weather in Goodwater, Alabama

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Goodwater, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Goodwater, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
L 48°H 76°
Goodwater, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    11%
    86°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    36%
    84°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    84°65°
Goodwater, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 30°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
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
avg 4 · pk 11 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the e.
Goodwater, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Goodwater, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Goodwater, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Goodwater, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Goodwater, 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 →

Goodwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 Goodwater

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.