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Weather in Ray City, Georgia

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

Ray City, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
82%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Ray City, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
70°
10p
L 54°H 82°
Ray City, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    38%
    91°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    93°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    11%
    93°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    23%
    92°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    37%
    94°69°
Ray City, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · backing 60°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 16 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 60° from the ne.
Ray City, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
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.
Ray City, GA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.3 μg/m³
PM 10
13.7 μg/m³
NO₂
5.8 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ray City, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ray City, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ray City, 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 →

Ray City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Ray City

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.