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Weather in Waynesboro, Georgia

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

Waynesboro, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Waynesboro, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
L 50°H 80°
Waynesboro, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    93°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    10%
    91°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    94°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    90°67°
Waynesboro, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
132° · backing 15°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the se.
Waynesboro, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Waynesboro, GA
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
13.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waynesboro, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waynesboro, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:40 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Waynesboro, 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 →

Waynesboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 Waynesboro

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.