Weather in Lithonia, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lithonia, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Lithonia, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
67°
9p
Lithonia, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%89°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers36%90°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle47%87°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle65%82°66°
Lithonia, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lithonia, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 18°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Lithonia, GA
Air quality
102
AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive
- PM 2.5
- 13.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lithonia, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lithonia, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lithonia, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lithonia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.