Weather in Rainbow City, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rainbow City, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Rainbow City, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
Rainbow City, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%91°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers46%90°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle64%86°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle60%85°65°
Rainbow City, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rainbow City, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 56°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rainbow City, AL
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rainbow City, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rainbow City, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rainbow City, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rainbow City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.