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Weather in Ocilla, Georgia

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

Ocilla, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Ocilla, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
L 52°H 79°
Ocilla, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    38%
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    89°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    91°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    38%
    92°70°
Ocilla, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · veering 128°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 128° from the e.
Ocilla, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ocilla, GA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.5 μg/m³
PM 10
15.1 μg/m³
NO₂
6.0 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ocilla, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ocilla, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ocilla, 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 →

Ocilla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 Ocilla

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.