Weather in Fruitdale, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fruitdale, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
73%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Fruitdale, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
Fruitdale, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—82°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast13%86°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast19%94°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast44%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%92°68°
Fruitdale, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fruitdale, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · steady
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fruitdale, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fruitdale, 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 47m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fruitdale, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fruitdale, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fruitdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.