Weather in Tifton, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tifton, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Tifton, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
Tifton, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm35%89°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast12%91°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%91°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%90°69°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast44%91°71°
Tifton, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tifton, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
092° · veering 39°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Tifton, GA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tifton, 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 48m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tifton, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tifton, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tifton 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.