Dahlonega, Georgia Weather
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Dahlonega weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain25%0.56″94°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail51%—90°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail42%—81°68°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail37%—84°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm28%—82°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—89°70°+7°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.82 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 68 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dahlonega at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 30533, 30597
16-Day Forecast — Dahlonega
- Sat92°70°8%
- Sun94°73°25%
- Mon90°70°51%
- Tue81°68°42%
- Wed84°68°37%
- Thu82°68°28%
- Fri89°70°42%
- Sat81°69°34%
- Sun88°69°24%
- Mon86°68°13%
- Tue77°59°19%
- Wed75°64°32%
- Thu85°62°35%
- Fri73°68°35%
- Sat77°68°31%
- Sun86°69°45%
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 — Dahlonega
SPC includes Dahlonega 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 Dahlonega
- 30533
- 30597