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Baconton, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Baconton, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
54%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:37 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
Baconton, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBaconton, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 98°
Baconton, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    98°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.03″
    95°77°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    28%
    94°75°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    28%
    93°74°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    23%
    91°74°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    26%
    94°75°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    21%
    95°75°+1°
Baconton, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 165°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Baconton, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.41008.81009.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Baconton, GA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 9 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
6.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Baconton, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.7mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
15:08 UTC · Baconton, 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
15:08 UTC · Baconton, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Baconton, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Baconton, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Baconton, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:10 AM
Sunrise
2:37 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Baconton, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Baconton, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baconton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 31716

16-Day Forecast — Baconton

  1. Sat98°75°7%
  2. Sun95°77°21%
  3. Mon94°75°28%
  4. Tue93°74°28%
  5. Wed91°74°23%
  6. Thu94°75°26%
  7. Fri95°75°21%
  8. Sat94°76°26%
  9. Sun95°75°28%
  10. Mon84°69°33%
  11. Tue77°68°22%
  12. Wed77°70°32%
  13. Thu89°70°35%
  14. Fri87°73°36%
  15. Sat90°74°50%
  16. Sun94°75°55%

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 — Baconton

SPC includes Baconton 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 Baconton

  • 31716

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.