Weather in Selma, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Selma, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
54%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
Selma, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
79°
7p
Selma, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers19%92°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle11%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers28%91°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle47%91°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle47%89°68°
Selma, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Selma, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 85°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Selma, AL
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Selma, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Selma, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Selma, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Selma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.