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
Fairburn, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast31%89°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast11%90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle18%89°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast50%82°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle59%82°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle61%80°65°
Fairburn, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairburn, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.