Weather in Hillsboro, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hillsboro, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Hillsboro, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
Hillsboro, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle11%86°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers60%84°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle59%84°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%86°67°
Hillsboro, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Hillsboro, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · veering 36°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Hillsboro, AL
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 123.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hillsboro, 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
14h 01m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hillsboro, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Hillsboro, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hillsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.