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Weather in Bristol, Georgia

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

Bristol, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Bristol, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
69°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
L 55°H 83°
Bristol, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    92°70°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    14%
    93°65°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    91°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    93°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    45%
    90°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    53%
    92°68°
Bristol, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · steady
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ese.
Bristol, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.3
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.3
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Bristol, GA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bristol, 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
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bristol, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bristol, 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 →

Bristol at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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 Bristol

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.