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Weather in Fairburn, Georgia

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

Fairburn, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Fairburn, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
L 47°H 77°
Fairburn, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    31%
    89°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    11%
    90°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    85°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    18%
    89°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    50%
    82°63°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    82°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    80°65°
Fairburn, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · backing 101°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 15 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 101° from the ese.
Fairburn, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fairburn, GA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
17.9 μg/m³
PM 10
19.4 μg/m³
NO₂
19.7 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fairburn, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairburn, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
12:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fairburn, 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 →

Fairburn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 Fairburn

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.