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Alma, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alma, GA
Sunday, July 5 at 2:21 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Alma, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlma, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 96°
Alma, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    96°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    39%
    91°76°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    95°74°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    94°74°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    99°75°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    95°76°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    28%
    99°76°+4°
Alma, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · steady
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
avg 4 · pk 22 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 323SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Alma, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.31006.51006.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Alma, GA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Alma, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.4mi
UNLIMITED
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:21 UTC · Alma, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:21 UTC · Alma, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alma, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alma, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alma, GA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:03 AM
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alma, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
11:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alma, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • 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 code: 31510

15-Day Forecast — Alma

  1. Sun96°76°15%
  2. Mon91°76°39%
  3. Tue95°74°26%
  4. Wed94°74°14%
  5. Thu99°75°14%
  6. Fri95°76°18%
  7. Sat99°76°28%
  8. Sun95°74°42%
  9. Mon80°72°36%
  10. Tue89°70°24%
  11. Wed93°71°37%
  12. Thu95°70°45%
  13. Fri84°73°39%
  14. Sat90°74°45%
  15. Sun92°72°52%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Alma

SPC includes Alma 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 Alma

  • 31510

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.