Weather in Orchard Hill, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchard Hill, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Orchard Hill, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
Orchard Hill, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast24%89°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle25%90°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle51%86°64°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle65%82°65°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle59%81°65°
Orchard Hill, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Orchard Hill, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 64°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Orchard Hill, GA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Orchard Hill, 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 56m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orchard Hill, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 12:53 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Orchard Hill, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Orchard Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.