Weather in Rome, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rome, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
64%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Rome, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
54°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
Rome, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast15%91°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers51%93°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle51%88°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%80°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle61%80°65°
Rome, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rome, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 119°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 2
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rome, GA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rome, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rome, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rome, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rome at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.