Weather in Banks, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Banks, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Banks, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
Banks, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°54°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle24%88°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle21%93°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle26%91°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%91°68°
Banks, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Banks, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · backing 9°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Banks, AL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Banks, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Banks, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Banks, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Banks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (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.