Weather in Pelham, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pelham, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
57%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Pelham, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
Pelham, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%86°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers44%84°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle49%89°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%89°64°
Pelham, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Pelham, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · veering 48°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
10
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
Pelham, AL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pelham, 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 54m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pelham, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pelham, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pelham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.