Weather in Section, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Section, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
51%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Section, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
71°
7p
Section, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast16%87°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers—84°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers55%86°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle66%83°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle66%80°64°
Section, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Section, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · steady
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Section, AL
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Section, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Section, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Section, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Section at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.