Weather in Cairo, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cairo, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
85%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Cairo, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
Cairo, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast16%91°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers12%90°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle19%92°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle25%93°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast37%91°69°
Cairo, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cairo, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 21°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
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
Cairo, GA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 20.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 21.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 15.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 53.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cairo, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cairo, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cairo, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cairo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 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.