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De Soto, Georgia Weather

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

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

De Soto, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:15 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
De Soto, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Soto, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 96°
De Soto, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    96°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    94°77°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    94°74°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    28%
    91°74°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    93°74°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    92°75°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    95°75°+3°
De Soto, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · backing 63°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
De Soto, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.91005.01006.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
De Soto, GA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
De Soto, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.3mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
15:15 UTC · De Soto, 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
15:15 UTC · De Soto, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Soto, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Soto, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Soto, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Soto, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Soto, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Soto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 31743

16-Day Forecast — De Soto

  1. Sat96°75°4%
  2. Sun94°77°26%
  3. Mon94°74°26%
  4. Tue91°74°28%
  5. Wed93°74°24%
  6. Thu92°75°24%
  7. Fri95°75°21%
  8. Sat95°75°34%
  9. Sun94°76°31%
  10. Mon83°69°30%
  11. Tue78°69°15%
  12. Wed77°70°30%
  13. Thu87°69°32%
  14. Fri82°73°35%
  15. Sat88°73°40%
  16. Sun93°76°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 — De Soto

SPC includes De Soto 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 De Soto

  • 31743

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.