5-24-2026 2:36pm

7 Day Weather and Astronomy Forecast for Macon and Middle Georgia (5/25-5/31)

Nate Weeks Editor

Gardens across Middle Georgia are blossoming thanks in part to the recent rainy days (Photographer Nate Weeks)

Showers, along with some thunderstorms, are predicted for every day this week, if the National Weather Service's weather forecast proves accurate. Skywatchers should have an easy viewing of May's second Full Moon, the Blue Moon, on Sunday, if cloudy conditions don't block the view. The following is the day-by-day weather and astronomy forecast for this week in the heart of Georgia.

DAY-BY-DAY WEATHER FORECAST

MONDAY, May 25th * Memorial Day *

80% chance of rain with thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high temperature near 85. New rainfall amounts of between a quarter and a half an inch are possible.

Monday Night

80% chance of rain, with showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then showers afterward. Mostly cloudy, with a low temperature of near 66.

TUESDAY, May 26th

90% chance of rain, with showers before 11 a.m., and then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., followed by showers and a possible thunderstorm after 2 p.m. as well. Mostly sunny with a high temperature near 86.

Tuesday Night

80% chance of rain, with showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then a chance of showers between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. with a low temperature near 66.

WEDNESDAY, May 27th

50% chance of showers, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high temperature near 86.

Wednesday Night

30% chance of showers, along with thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low temperature near 66.

THURSDAY, May 28th

30% chance of showers, with showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high temperature near 88.

Thursday Night

30% chance of showers, with showers and thunderstorms mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low temperature near 66.

FRIDAY, May 29th

70% chance of showers, with showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high temperature near 86.

Friday Night

70% chance of showers, with a thunderstorm possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low temperature near 65.

SATURDAY, May 30th

80% chance of showers, with a thunderstorm possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high temperature near 82.

Saturday Night

50% chance of showers, with scattered thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low temperature near 66. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

SUNDAY, May 31st

50% chance of showers, with scattered thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, and a high near 79. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

50% chance of showers, with scattered thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low temperature near 63. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.

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ASTRONOMY FORECAST

The second Full Moon in May, the Blue Moon, will rise on Sunday, May 31st. Blue Moons aren't actually blue. Instead, they occur either as the third Full Moon of an astronomical season with four Full Moons, or as the second Full Moon in a month, which is the case with this Blue Moon. This Full Moon will be the year's smallest Micromoon because it is close to the point where the Moon is farthest from Earth (called the Moon's apogee). Moonrise is predicted to occur at 9:22 p.m. on May 31st, which, along with an illumination of almost 100%, will make viewing this celestial occurrence as easy as looking up (unless pesky clouds get in the way).