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Weather in Loxley, Alabama

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

Loxley, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
72%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Loxley, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
79°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
L 55°H 83°
Loxley, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    90°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    88°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    88°70°
Loxley, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 64°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 64° from the ssw.
Loxley, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Loxley, AL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.7 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Loxley, 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 44m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Loxley, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Loxley, 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 →

Loxley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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 Loxley

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.