Weather in Ashford, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashford, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Ashford, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
Ashford, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%88°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle18%92°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle20%92°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%92°70°
Ashford, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ashford, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
041° · backing 27°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Ashford, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 59.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ashford, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashford, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ashford, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ashford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.