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Weather in Gantt, Alabama

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

Gantt, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
72%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Gantt, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
71°
8p
L 51°H 79°
Gantt, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    88°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    93°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    96°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    93°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    30%
    94°68°
Gantt, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · veering 13°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the se.
Gantt, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Gantt, AL
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gantt, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gantt, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gantt, 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 →

Gantt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (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 Gantt

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.