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Weather in Forkland, Alabama

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

Forkland, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Forkland, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
L 53°H 83°
Forkland, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    91°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    18%
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    88°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    52%
    89°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    90°68°
Forkland, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · backing 9°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
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 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the se.
Forkland, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Forkland, AL
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Forkland, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forkland, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Forkland, 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 →

Forkland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Forkland

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.