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Weather in Belk, Alabama

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

Belk, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Belk, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
L 51°H 80°
Belk, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    59%
    86°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    89°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    90°67°
Belk, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
130° · veering 89°
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
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 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the se.
Belk, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Belk, AL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Belk, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belk, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Belk, 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 →

Belk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP codes in Belk

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.