Weather in Sylacauga, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sylacauga, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
71%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Sylacauga, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
Sylacauga, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast21%88°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers27%87°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle42%90°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle52%86°66°
Sylacauga, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sylacauga, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · backing 125°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
Sylacauga, AL
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sylacauga, 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 54m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sylacauga, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sylacauga, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sylacauga at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.