Weather in Elberta, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elberta, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Elberta, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
Elberta, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy—87°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%85°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%85°72°
Elberta, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elberta, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 128°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
Elberta, AL
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elberta, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elberta, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elberta, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elberta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.