Weather in Fort Gaines, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Gaines, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Fort Gaines, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
Fort Gaines, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Partly Cloudy—89°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast13%89°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers19%93°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%92°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle27%90°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast42%91°70°
Fort Gaines, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Gaines, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
088° · veering 9°
Direction
E
088°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
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
Fort Gaines, GA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 56.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Gaines, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Gaines, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 12:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Gaines, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Gaines at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.