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Weather in Jackson, Alabama

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

Jackson, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Jackson, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
L 55°H 82°
Jackson, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    81°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    33%
    87°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    92°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    94°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    28%
    91°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    90°67°
Jackson, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°50°70°90°12a6a12p6pnow 63°high 82°low 55°
Jackson, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · backing 33°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 5 · pk 16 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Jackson, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1006–1010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Jackson, AL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jackson, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jackson, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jackson, 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 →

Jackson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

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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.