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Weather in Pell City, Alabama

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

Pell City, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
67%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Pell City, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
L 45°H 80°
Pell City, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    89°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    89°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    90°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    46%
    89°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    49%
    90°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    87°66°
Pell City, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · backing 124°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 9 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pell City, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pell City, AL
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
7.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pell City, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pell City, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pell City, 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 →

Pell City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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.

ZIP codes in Pell City

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.