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Weather in Kite, Georgia

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

Kite, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Kite, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
75°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
L 50°H 81°
Kite, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    93°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    93°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    45%
    92°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    89°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    54%
    92°69°
Kite, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
124° · backing 31°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the se.
Kite, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Kite, GA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kite, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kite, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kite, 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 →

Kite at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Kite

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.