Weather in Folkston, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Folkston, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Folkston, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
Folkston, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—89°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%89°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%92°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%95°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle30%95°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast54%90°69°
Folkston, GA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Folkston, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
112° · veering 107°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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
Folkston, GA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Folkston, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Folkston, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Folkston, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Folkston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 20 (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.