Weather in Fort Valley, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Valley, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Fort Valley, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
Fort Valley, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast25%91°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%91°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle44%93°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle49%86°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast50%89°68°
Fort Valley, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Valley, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
081° · veering 91°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Fort Valley, GA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Valley, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Valley, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Valley, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.