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Weather in Ohatchee, Alabama

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

Ohatchee, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Ohatchee, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
69°
8p
L 45°H 80°
Ohatchee, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    90°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    89°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    89°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    88°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    87°65°
Ohatchee, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · veering 134°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
11
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
avg 3 · pk 11 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 134° from the se.
Ohatchee, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ohatchee, AL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
6.1 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ohatchee, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ohatchee, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ohatchee, 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 →

Ohatchee 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 Ohatchee

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.