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Buckhead, Georgia Weather

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

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

Buckhead, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:09 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Buckhead, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuckhead, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 95°
Buckhead, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    95°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    21%
    0.09″
    100°76°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    30%
    100°76°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    101°73°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    0.01″
    97°73°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    42%
    96°72°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    101°76°+5°
Buckhead, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 24°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Buckhead, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.41014.71015.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Buckhead, GA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 9 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.

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 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Buckhead, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.3mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
15:09 UTC · Buckhead, 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
15:09 UTC · Buckhead, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Buckhead, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buckhead, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buckhead, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Buckhead, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Buckhead, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buckhead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Buckhead

  1. Sat95°73°3%
  2. Sun100°76°21%
  3. Mon100°76°30%
  4. Tue101°73°26%
  5. Wed97°73°42%
  6. Thu96°72°42%
  7. Fri101°76°24%
  8. Sat101°75°21%
  9. Sun99°78°41%
  10. Mon99°74°33%
  11. Tue88°70°13%
  12. Wed91°70°33%
  13. Thu81°70°42%
  14. Fri89°76°43%
  15. Sat92°76°39%
  16. Sun94°73°42%

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 — Buckhead

SPC includes Buckhead in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Buckhead

  • 31324

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.