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Weather in Albany, Georgia

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

Albany, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Albany, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
75°
8p
70°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
L 50°H 82°
Albany, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    91°69°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    16%
    93°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    92°71°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    90°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    40%
    91°71°
Albany, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
077° · veering 133°
Direction
ENE
077°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the ene.
Albany, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Albany, GA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.5 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
7.5 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Albany, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Albany, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
12:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Albany, 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 →

Albany at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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 Albany

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.