Weather in Waycross, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waycross, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
85%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Waycross, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
Waycross, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—91°59°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%92°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—91°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%92°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%89°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy27%93°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast46%90°69°
Waycross, GA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Waycross, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · backing 18°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Waycross, GA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waycross, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waycross, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Waycross, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Waycross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.