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Weather in McCaysville, Georgia

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

McCaysville, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
71%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
McCaysville, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
39°
7a
43°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
68°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
L 39°H 74°
McCaysville, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    84°57°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    85°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    54%
    86°61°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    67%
    84°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    77°63°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    77°63°
McCaysville, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
127° · backing 45°
Direction
SE
127°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 8 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McCaysville, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.28 inHg
Now
957.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McCaysville, GA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.9 μg/m³
PM 10
17.1 μg/m³
NO₂
6.6 μg/m³
Ozone
59.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McCaysville, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McCaysville, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McCaysville, 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 →

McCaysville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 McCaysville

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.