Cartersville, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cartersville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——95°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—97°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle65%0.02″92°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail29%—86°71°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm17%—89°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers27%0.04″88°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm39%—93°71°+5°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 26.7 µg/m³ (AQI 84) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 73 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 26.7 µg/m³ (AQI 84) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cartersville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above 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: 30120, 30121
16-Day Forecast — Cartersville
- Sat95°70°9%
- Sun97°73°23%
- Mon92°72°65%
- Tue86°71°29%
- Wed89°70°17%
- Thu88°70°27%
- Fri93°71°39%
- Sat85°71°55%
- Sun90°72°28%
- Mon85°67°14%
- Tue85°60°12%
- Wed81°66°35%
- Thu89°67°27%
- Fri76°71°24%
- Sat86°70°29%
- Sun87°73°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 — Cartersville
SPC includes Cartersville 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 Cartersville
- 30121
- 30120