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Weather in Mount Airy, Georgia

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

Mount Airy, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
54%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Mount Airy, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
L 43°H 72°
Mount Airy, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    85°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    87°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°59°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    25%
    89°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    87°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    63%
    76°63°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    79°63°
Mount Airy, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · veering 73°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mount Airy, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.50 inHg
Now
965.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Airy, GA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
21.1 μg/m³
PM 10
22.8 μg/m³
NO₂
9.4 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Airy, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Airy, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
12:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mount Airy, 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 →

Mount Airy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (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 Mount Airy

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.