Weather in Gadsden, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gadsden, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
52%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Gadsden, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
Gadsden, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%89°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers47%90°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle63%87°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle60%85°65°
Gadsden, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Gadsden, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 76°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
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
Gadsden, AL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gadsden, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gadsden, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gadsden, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Gadsden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.