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Weather in Peterman, Alabama

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

Peterman, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Peterman, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
L 50°H 82°
Peterman, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    21%
    88°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    16%
    94°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    92°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    37%
    94°68°
Peterman, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · backing 55°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Peterman, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Peterman, AL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
5.2 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Peterman, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Peterman, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
1:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Peterman, 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 →

Peterman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 Peterman

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.