Weather in Alexandria, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexandria, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
61%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Alexandria, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
Alexandria, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle24%86°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers79%84°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle64%77°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%79°67°
Alexandria, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alexandria, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 5°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
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
Alexandria, TN
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alexandria, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alexandria, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alexandria, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.