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Weather in Gordon, Alabama

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

Gordon, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
68%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:29 PM
Gordon, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
71°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
L 53°H 82°
Gordon, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    89°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    89°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    93°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    93°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    92°71°
Gordon, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 90°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
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 3 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gordon, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Gordon, AL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.5 μg/m³
NO₂
9.9 μg/m³
Ozone
53.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gordon, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gordon, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
12:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gordon, 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 →

Gordon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

ZIP codes in Gordon

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.