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Weather in Ozark, Alabama

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

Ozark, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
Ozark, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
L 52°H 83°
Ozark, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    88°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    23%
    93°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    91°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    93°70°
Ozark, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · backing 118°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
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
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ozark, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ozark, AL
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ozark, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ozark, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 AM
Moonset
12:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ozark, 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 →

Ozark at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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 Ozark

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.