Bluffton, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bluffton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—94°76°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle25%—94°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail25%—89°74°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—92°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers22%—92°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—93°76°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bluffton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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 code: 39824
16-Day Forecast — Bluffton
- Sat93°71°6%
- Sun94°76°20%
- Mon94°74°25%
- Tue89°74°25%
- Wed92°74°23%
- Thu92°74°22%
- Fri93°76°26%
- Sat94°75°32%
- Sun95°76°34%
- Mon84°66°28%
- Tue77°68°20%
- Wed75°68°43%
- Thu87°69°43%
- Fri90°72°41%
- Sat90°73°37%
- Sun92°75°43%
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 — Bluffton
SPC includes Bluffton 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 Bluffton
- 39824