Weather in Leighton, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leighton, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
73%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Leighton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
Leighton, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle14%87°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers65%84°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle58%85°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle59%86°67°
Leighton, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Leighton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 24°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Leighton, AL
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Leighton, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Leighton, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Leighton, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Leighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.