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Weather in Quitman, Georgia

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

Quitman, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Quitman, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
L 54°H 85°
Quitman, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    89°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    92°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    91°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    92°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    92°70°
Quitman, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · veering 8°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the ese.
Quitman, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Quitman, GA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
20.3 μg/m³
PM 10
21.9 μg/m³
NO₂
15.7 μg/m³
Ozone
52.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Quitman, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Quitman, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Quitman, 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 →

Quitman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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 Quitman

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.