Alapaha, Georgia Weather
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Alapaha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle—0.01″96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—96°76°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle25%—98°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail18%—94°73°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm19%—94°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—97°76°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy25%—99°75°+2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alapaha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 31622
16-Day Forecast — Alapaha
- Sat96°74°5%
- Sun96°76°21%
- Mon98°74°25%
- Tue94°73°18%
- Wed94°74°19%
- Thu97°76°23%
- Fri99°75°25%
- Sat99°76°29%
- Sun98°76°39%
- Mon90°74°31%
- Tue81°69°27%
- Wed81°69°29%
- Thu84°70°43%
- Fri84°73°42%
- Sat89°73°39%
- Sun98°74°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Alapaha
SPC includes Alapaha in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Alapaha
- 31622