Weather in Needham, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Needham, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
70%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Needham, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
75°
8p
Needham, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast17%88°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers32%93°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast51%92°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast63%90°68°
Needham, AL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Needham, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · backing 62°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Needham, 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
Needham, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Needham, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Needham, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Needham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.