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Weather in Anniston, Alabama

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

Anniston, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:59 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Anniston, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
L 48°H 77°
Anniston, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Clear
    10%
    88°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    45%
    88°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    86°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    88°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    88°65°
Anniston, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
123° · backing 15°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the ese.
Anniston, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Anniston, 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
Anniston, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Anniston, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
1:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Anniston, 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 →

Anniston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

ZIP codes in Anniston

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.