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Weather in Cartersville, Georgia

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

Cartersville, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
47%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Cartersville, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
L 45°H 78°
Cartersville, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    90°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    88°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    43%
    92°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    88°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    66%
    79°67°
Cartersville, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 102°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 11 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cartersville, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cartersville, 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
Cartersville, 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
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cartersville, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
12:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cartersville, 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 →

Cartersville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Cartersville

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.