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Weather in Gilbertown, Alabama

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

Gilbertown, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
74%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Gilbertown, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
75°
8p
L 54°H 84°
Gilbertown, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    14%
    87°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    27%
    93°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    49%
    94°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62%
    90°68°
Gilbertown, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 27°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gilbertown, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Gilbertown, AL
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gilbertown, 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 48m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gilbertown, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gilbertown, 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 →

Gilbertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (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 Gilbertown

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.