Weather in Fitzgerald, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fitzgerald, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
50%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Fitzgerald, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
Fitzgerald, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm29%90°70°
- MondayMay 18Clear—88°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%88°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy31%91°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast45%92°70°
Fitzgerald, GA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fitzgerald, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
029° · steady
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fitzgerald, GA
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fitzgerald, 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 48m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fitzgerald, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fitzgerald, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fitzgerald at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 25 (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.