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Weather in Black, Alabama

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

Black, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
88%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:31 PM
Black, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
L 53°H 83°
Black, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    88°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    89°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    16%
    89°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    91°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    90°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    91°70°
Black, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 149°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 15 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Black, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Black, AL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.1 μg/m³
NO₂
5.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Black, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:31 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Black, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
12:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Black, 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 →

Black at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Black

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.