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Weather in New Market, Alabama

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

New Market, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
45%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
New Market, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
L 46°H 79°
New Market, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    84°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    66%
    82°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    63%
    83°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    81°65°
New Market, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the sse.
New Market, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Market, AL
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Market, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Market, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
1:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Market, 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 →

New Market at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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.

ZIP codes in New Market

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.