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Weather in Acworth, Georgia

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

Acworth, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Acworth, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
L 45°H 79°
Acworth, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    90°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    90°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    35%
    92°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    89°64°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    63%
    79°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    79°67°
Acworth, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
105° · veering 19°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the ese.
Acworth, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Acworth, GA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
14.8 μg/m³
PM 10
15.8 μg/m³
NO₂
12.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Acworth, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Acworth, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Acworth, GA
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 →

Acworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 Acworth

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.