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Weather in Somerville, Alabama

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

Somerville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Somerville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
L 48°H 80°
Somerville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    89°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    10%
    87°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    64%
    84°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    60%
    84°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    62%
    85°66°
Somerville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
120° · backing 15°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Somerville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
994.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Somerville, AL
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.2 μg/m³
NO₂
5.5 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Somerville, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Somerville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
1:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Somerville, 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 →

Somerville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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 Somerville

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.