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Weather in Hartselle, Alabama

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

Hartselle, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Hartselle, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
L 47°H 80°
Hartselle, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    86°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    54%
    83°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    64%
    85°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    82°67°
Hartselle, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 7°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the sse.
Hartselle, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.29 inHg
Now
991.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hartselle, AL
Air quality
102
AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
119.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hartselle, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hartselle, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Hartselle, 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 →

Hartselle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 Hartselle

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.