Weather in Shorter, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shorter, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Shorter, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
76°
7p
Shorter, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle36%89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers28%94°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle48%93°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle48%91°68°
Shorter, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Shorter, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
095° · veering 68°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Shorter, AL
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Shorter, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shorter, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shorter, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Shorter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 1 (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.