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Weather in Loachapoka, Alabama

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

Loachapoka, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Loachapoka, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
74°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
L 50°H 80°
Loachapoka, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    89°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    89°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    28%
    92°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    43%
    90°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    44%
    85°66°
Loachapoka, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 7°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the ese.
Loachapoka, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Loachapoka, AL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
10.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Loachapoka, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Loachapoka, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Loachapoka, 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 →

Loachapoka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 Loachapoka

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.