Albany, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Albany weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——97°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—94°77°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—95°75°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail20%—93°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm22%—93°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—93°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—96°75°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Albany at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 31701, 31704, 31705, 31707, 31721
16-Day Forecast — Albany
- Sat97°75°6%
- Sun94°77°19%
- Mon95°75°25%
- Tue93°74°20%
- Wed93°75°22%
- Thu93°75°22%
- Fri96°75°21%
- Sat96°75°27%
- Sun96°76°32%
- Mon83°70°25%
- Tue78°69°19%
- Wed78°69°32%
- Thu88°69°35%
- Fri88°73°36%
- Sat90°74°50%
- Sun94°75°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Albany
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 — Albany
SPC includes Albany 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 Albany
- 31705
- 31721
- 31701
- 31707
- 31702
- 31703
- 31706
- 31708