Weather in Florence, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Florence, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Florence, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
Florence, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast15%87°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers66%83°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%84°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle62%84°66°
Florence, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Florence, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 70°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Florence, AL
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Florence, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florence, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Florence, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (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.