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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
L 51°H 81°
Damascus, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    89°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    89°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    93°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    93°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    90°70°
Damascus, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the ene.
Damascus, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Damascus

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.