Weather in Newton, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newton, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Newton, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
Newton, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast18%90°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle15%92°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle21%93°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%90°71°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast38%91°72°
Newton, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Newton, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 53°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Newton, GA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 17.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Newton, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newton, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Newton, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Newton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.