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Weather in Brookwood, Alabama

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

Brookwood, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Brookwood, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
70°
8p
L 51°H 80°
Brookwood, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    56%
    82°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    56%
    88°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    88°66°
Brookwood, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
121° · veering 31°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
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
avg 4 · pk 12 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brookwood, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brookwood, AL
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Brookwood, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brookwood, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Brookwood, 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 →

Brookwood 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.

ZIP codes in Brookwood

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.