Americus, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Americus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—93°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle34%0.04″89°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle27%—95°72°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers18%—96°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle18%—95°75°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—94°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—96°76°+2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.88 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Americus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 31709, 31719
15-Day Forecast — Americus
- Sun93°75°23%
- Mon89°74°34%
- Tue95°72°27%
- Wed96°73°18%
- Thu95°75°18%
- Fri94°75°23%
- Sat96°76°36%
- Sun93°73°42%
- Mon78°72°36%
- Tue90°68°18%
- Wed90°70°16%
- Thu93°72°32%
- Fri86°71°49%
- Sat91°72°61%
- Sun89°71°43%
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 — Americus
SPC includes Americus 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 Americus
- 31709
- 31719