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Weather in McIntosh, Alabama

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

McIntosh, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
McIntosh, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
L 54°H 86°
McIntosh, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    84°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    27%
    89°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    93°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    96°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    22%
    93°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    93°68°
McIntosh, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
113° · backing 22°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McIntosh, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
McIntosh, AL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
5.2 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McIntosh, 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 46m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McIntosh, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McIntosh, 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 →

McIntosh at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP codes in McIntosh

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.