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Weather in Jacksonville, Alabama

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

Jacksonville, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:50 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Jacksonville, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
74°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
63°
10p
L 48°H 78°
Jacksonville, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    90°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    47%
    89°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    89°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    83°64°
Jacksonville, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · backing 11°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 12 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the ese.
Jacksonville, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
990.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jacksonville, AL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jacksonville, 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 56m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jacksonville, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
1:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jacksonville, 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 →

Jacksonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 Jacksonville

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.