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Weather in Hickox, Georgia

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

Hickox, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
93%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Hickox, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
L 55°H 81°
Hickox, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    90°70°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°65°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    94°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    26%
    94°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    90°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    54%
    90°68°
Hickox, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
130° · veering 99°
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 6 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the se.
Hickox, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Hickox, GA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hickox, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hickox, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hickox, 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 →

Hickox at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (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 Hickox

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.