Weather in West Blocton, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Blocton, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
63%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
West Blocton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
West Blocton, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%89°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers36%84°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle40%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle54%91°66°
West Blocton, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Blocton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · veering 16°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
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
West Blocton, AL
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Blocton, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Blocton, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Blocton, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Blocton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.