Weather in Roanoke, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Roanoke, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Roanoke, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
71°
7p
66°
8p
Roanoke, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast14%88°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%88°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers26%91°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle44%89°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%86°64°
Roanoke, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Roanoke, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 71°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Roanoke, AL
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Roanoke, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Roanoke, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Roanoke, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Roanoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.