Weather in Plains, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plains, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Plains, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
Plains, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°55°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle21%90°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle20%91°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle35%92°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle32%90°69°
Plains, GA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Plains, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · backing 23°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Plains, GA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Plains, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plains, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Plains, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.