Weather in Riverside, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverside, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
66%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Riverside, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
Riverside, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%89°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle18%90°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle46%89°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle49%89°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%87°65°
Riverside, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Riverside, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
234° · backing 105°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Riverside, AL
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Riverside, 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.
Riverside, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Riverside, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Riverside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.