Weather in Fort Payne, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Payne, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Fort Payne, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
Fort Payne, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%87°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%86°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers55%86°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle65%85°63°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%80°65°
Fort Payne, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Payne, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
135° · veering 9°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 5
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
Fort Payne, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Payne, 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
14h 00m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Payne, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Payne, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Payne at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.