Weather in Altoona, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altoona, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
60%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Altoona, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
Altoona, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Clear—87°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—85°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers59%85°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle56%80°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%85°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle64%82°66°
Altoona, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Altoona, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
135° · veering 15°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Altoona, AL
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Altoona, 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 59m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altoona, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Altoona, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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.