Weather in Epes, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Epes, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Epes, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
Epes, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers42%86°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers47%89°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast55%90°68°
Epes, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Epes, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · veering 9°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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
Epes, AL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Epes, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Epes, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Epes, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Epes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.