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Weather in Baxley, Georgia

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

Baxley, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Baxley, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
L 55°H 82°
Baxley, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    92°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    93°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    93°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    51%
    92°69°
Baxley, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · veering 19°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
avg 5 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the se.
Baxley, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Baxley, GA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
10.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Baxley, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Baxley, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Baxley, 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 →

Baxley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Baxley

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.