Weather in Alpharetta, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpharetta, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:40 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Alpharetta, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
Alpharetta, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast22%89°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle32%95°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle57%90°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle58%78°66°
Alpharetta, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alpharetta, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · veering 15°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
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
Alpharetta, GA
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 22.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 24.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 28.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alpharetta, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alpharetta, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alpharetta, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alpharetta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.