Weather in Athens, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
58%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Athens, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
Athens, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers64%88°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers67%83°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%80°65°
Athens, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Athens, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
120° · backing 116°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Athens, TN
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Athens, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Athens, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Athens, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (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.