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Weather in Guntersville, Alabama

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

Guntersville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Guntersville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
L 48°H 81°
Guntersville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    54%
    86°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    67%
    82°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    65%
    86°67°
Guntersville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 9°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
6
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 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the se.
Guntersville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Guntersville, AL
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Guntersville, 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
14h 00m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Guntersville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Guntersville, 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 →

Guntersville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Guntersville

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.