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Blue Ridge, Georgia Weather

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

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

Blue Ridge, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:20 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Blue Ridge, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlue Ridge, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 87°
Blue Ridge, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    19%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    19%
    0.19″
    87°69°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    69%
    83°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    84°68°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    20%
    88°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    90°65°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    60%
    0.08″
    87°68°-3°
Blue Ridge, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · backing 75°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 13 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Blue Ridge, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.20 inHg
Now
955.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.2954.9954.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blue Ridge, GA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.94 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Blue Ridge, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
02:20 UTC · Blue Ridge, 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
02:20 UTC · Blue Ridge, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blue Ridge, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blue Ridge, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blue Ridge, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blue Ridge, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blue Ridge, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 30513

16-Day Forecast — Blue Ridge

  1. Sat86°70°19%
  2. Sun87°69°19%
  3. Mon83°69°69%
  4. Tue84°68°46%
  5. Wed88°65°20%
  6. Thu90°65°22%
  7. Fri87°68°60%
  8. Sat78°68°58%
  9. Sun72°66°39%
  10. Mon82°64°21%
  11. Tue87°62°23%
  12. Wed87°66°21%
  13. Thu83°67°53%
  14. Fri86°66°35%
  15. Sat79°67°55%
  16. Sun89°68°56%

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 — Blue Ridge

SPC has placed Blue Ridge in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Blue Ridge

  • 30513

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.