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Weather in Lowndesboro, Alabama

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

Lowndesboro, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
Lowndesboro, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
77°
7p
70°
8p
L 50°H 82°
Lowndesboro, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    33%
    90°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    21%
    89°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    89°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    47%
    92°68°
Lowndesboro, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · backing 52°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 52° from the ese.
Lowndesboro, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.2
+1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.2
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lowndesboro, AL
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.8 μg/m³
PM 10
10.6 μg/m³
NO₂
5.8 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lowndesboro, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lowndesboro, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
1:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lowndesboro, 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 →

Lowndesboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

ZIP codes in Lowndesboro

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.