Weather in Rutledge, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutledge, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Rutledge, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
Rutledge, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°51°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—86°63°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle42%89°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%93°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle21%91°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle32%91°69°
Rutledge, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rutledge, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
139° · veering 156°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rutledge, AL
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rutledge, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rutledge, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rutledge, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rutledge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 25 (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.