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Weather in Sylvester, Georgia

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

Sylvester, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Sylvester, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
L 52°H 81°
Sylvester, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    90°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    91°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    91°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    89°70°
Sylvester, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · backing 55°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 55° from the ne.
Sylvester, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.65 inHg
Now
1003.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sylvester, GA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
8.7 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sylvester, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sylvester, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sylvester, 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 →

Sylvester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Sylvester

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.