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Weather in Mount Vernon, Georgia

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

Mount Vernon, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:34 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Mount Vernon, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
66°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
L 52°H 82°
Mount Vernon, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    31%
    92°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    93°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    94°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    60%
    93°69°
Mount Vernon, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 84°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
avg 4 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 84° from the ese.
Mount Vernon, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Mount Vernon, GA
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.3 μg/m³
PM 10
15.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Vernon, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Vernon, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mount Vernon, 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 →

Mount Vernon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Mount Vernon

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.