Buford, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers33%0.66″90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle73%0.02″87°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle48%—91°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°67°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——95°68°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—92°72°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy32%—95°73°+3°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.4 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.97 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.4 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Buford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 30518, 30519
15-Day Forecast — Buford
- Sun90°71°33%
- Mon87°71°73%
- Tue91°70°48%
- Wed90°67°5%
- Thu95°68°9%
- Fri92°72°21%
- Sat95°73°32%
- Sun90°72°32%
- Mon90°69°24%
- Tue91°68°15%
- Wed92°69°11%
- Thu80°68°23%
- Fri75°69°43%
- Sat86°68°42%
- Sun84°70°41%
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 — Buford
SPC has placed Buford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Buford
- 30518
- 30519
- 30515