Weather in Damascus, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Damascus, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Damascus, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
Damascus, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast19%89°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast13%89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle17%93°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle21%93°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%90°70°
Damascus, GA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Damascus, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
075° · backing 27°
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damascus, GA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Damascus, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Damascus, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Damascus, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Damascus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.