Buchanan, Georgia Weather
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Buchanan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—93°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm64%—88°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail34%—82°69°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle26%—89°70°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm37%—89°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm34%—90°71°+1°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 25.0 µg/m³ (AQI 81) with a 0.89 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 25.0 µg/m³ (AQI 81) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Buchanan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30113
16-Day Forecast — Buchanan
- Sat91°70°9%
- Sun93°73°17%
- Mon88°71°64%
- Tue82°69°34%
- Wed89°70°26%
- Thu89°70°37%
- Fri90°71°34%
- Sat89°70°49%
- Sun86°71°25%
- Mon81°66°13%
- Tue84°61°10%
- Wed77°64°35%
- Thu87°65°27%
- Fri74°69°24%
- Sat91°69°29%
- Sun83°71°40%
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 — Buchanan
SPC includes Buchanan 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 Buchanan
- 30113