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Weather in Lillian, Alabama

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

Lillian, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 6:02 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
84%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Lillian, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
66°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
L 56°H 83°
Lillian, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Foggy
    82°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    84°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88°72°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    91°71°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    87°72°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    87°73°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    34%
    88°74°
Lillian, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · backing 84°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lillian, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Lillian, AL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
4.8 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lillian, 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 44m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lillian, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lillian, 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 →

Lillian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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.

ZIP codes in Lillian

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.