Weather in Mount Vernon, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Vernon, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Mount Vernon, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
74°
8p
Mount Vernon, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°57°
- SundayMay 17Foggy—87°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%87°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%95°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast33%92°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle37%92°69°
Mount Vernon, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mount Vernon, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · backing 7°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mount Vernon, AL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Vernon, 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
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Vernon, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mount Vernon, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.