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Weather in Avera, Georgia

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

Avera, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Avera, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
L 50°H 78°
Avera, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    92°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    91°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    51%
    91°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    89°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    59%
    90°68°
Avera, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · backing 72°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
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
avg 4 · pk 14
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 72° from the se.
Avera, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Avera, GA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.9 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Avera, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avera, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Avera, 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 →

Avera at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (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 Avera

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.