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Weather in Wetumpka, Alabama

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

Wetumpka, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
75%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Wetumpka, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
75°
7p
69°
8p
L 49°H 81°
Wetumpka, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    89°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    91°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    90°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    32%
    93°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    91°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    52%
    93°69°
Wetumpka, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
105° · veering 15°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
10
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 10 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the ese.
Wetumpka, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Wetumpka, AL
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.6 μg/m³
PM 10
14.8 μg/m³
NO₂
13.2 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wetumpka, 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 52m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wetumpka, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wetumpka, 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 →

Wetumpka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (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 Wetumpka

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.