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Weather in Acworth, Georgia

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

Acworth, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
44%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Acworth, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
45°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
L 45°H 79°
Acworth, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    90°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    36%
    92°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    89°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    65%
    79°67°
Acworth, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 157°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 3 · pk 10 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Acworth, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Acworth, GA
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.2 μg/m³
PM 10
12.8 μg/m³
NO₂
10.3 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Acworth, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Acworth, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Acworth, 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 →

Acworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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.

ZIP codes in Acworth

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.