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Weather in Higgston, Georgia

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

Higgston, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
85%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Higgston, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
L 54°H 81°
Higgston, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    30%
    92°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    92°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    10%
    91°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    93°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    94°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    55%
    93°68°
Higgston, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · veering 128°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 4 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 128° from the se.
Higgston, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Higgston, GA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.5 μg/m³
PM 10
14.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Higgston, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Higgston, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Higgston, 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 →

Higgston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Higgston

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.