Weather in Fairhope, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairhope, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
84%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Fairhope, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
66°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
84°
3p
82°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
Fairhope, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—89°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—87°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%87°71°
Fairhope, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fairhope, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
143° · veering 43°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fairhope, AL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairhope, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairhope, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairhope, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairhope at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (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.