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Weather in Donalsonville, Georgia

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Donalsonville, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
73%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Donalsonville, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
L 52°H 83°
Donalsonville, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Foggy
    90°69°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    90°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    91°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    93°71°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    93°71°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    28%
    88°71°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    90°70°
Donalsonville, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 33°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Donalsonville, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Donalsonville, GA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
12.4 μg/m³
NO₂
13.7 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Donalsonville, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Donalsonville, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
12:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Donalsonville, 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 →

Donalsonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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 Donalsonville

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.