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Weather in Oconee, Georgia

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

Oconee, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Oconee, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
L 51°H 80°
Oconee, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    23%
    92°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    91°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    92°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    95°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    92°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    61%
    94°68°
Oconee, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 171°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 171° from the ese.
Oconee, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Oconee, GA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.2 μg/m³
PM 10
14.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oconee, 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 54m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oconee, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oconee, 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 →

Oconee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Oconee

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.