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Weather in Centre, Alabama

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

Centre, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Centre, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
69°
8p
L 46°H 80°
Centre, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    17%
    91°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    50%
    89°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    87°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    85°66°
Centre, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · veering 111°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
avg 4 · pk 12 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 111° from the se.
Centre, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Centre, AL
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Centre, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Centre, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Centre, 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 →

Centre at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Centre

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.