Weather in Leeds, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leeds, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Leeds, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
69°
8p
Leeds, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°54°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—87°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast16%87°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers47%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle54%88°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle54%90°65°
Leeds, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Leeds, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · veering 153°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
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
Leeds, AL
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Leeds, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Leeds, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Leeds, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Leeds at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.