Candler-McAfee, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Candler-McAfee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain27%0.10″92°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle48%0.01″91°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle31%—92°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—96°75°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—94°77°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—94°75°0°
AQI 110 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 96 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 96
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Candler-McAfee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Candler-McAfee
- Sat92°73°15%
- Sun92°73°27%
- Mon91°73°48%
- Tue92°74°31%
- Wed96°75°16%
- Thu94°77°16%
- Fri94°75°36%
- Sat85°75°39%
- Sun90°73°29%
- Mon76°69°20%
- Tue93°66°20%
- Wed95°76°42%
- Thu92°77°43%
- Fri91°71°48%
- Sat93°74°47%
- Sun97°76°55%
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 — Candler-McAfee
SPC includes Candler-McAfee 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 Candler-McAfee
- 30032