Weather in Dawson, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dawson, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Dawson, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
Dawson, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°53°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers24%90°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%91°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%91°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast31%90°70°
Dawson, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dawson, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · backing 9°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Dawson, GA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dawson, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dawson, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dawson, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dawson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (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.