Weather in Oxford, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Oxford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
Oxford, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Mostly Clear—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers44%90°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle50%87°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%88°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle59%89°66°
Oxford, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oxford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
024° · veering 13°
Direction
NNE
024°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
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
Oxford, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oxford, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oxford, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oxford, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.