Weather in Palmetto, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmetto, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Palmetto, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
Palmetto, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast26%89°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle21%89°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast48%82°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle58%82°66°
Palmetto, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Palmetto, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
123° · steady
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
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
Palmetto, GA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 14.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Palmetto, 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
13h 55m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palmetto, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Palmetto, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Palmetto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.