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East Ellijay, Georgia Weather

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

East Ellijay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

East Ellijay, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:17 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
71%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
East Ellijay, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Ellijay, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 90°
East Ellijay, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    33%
    93°72°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    61%
    90°70°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    38%
    79°68°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    36%
    83°68°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    81°68°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    89°70°+8°
East Ellijay, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
291° · backing 24°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 101SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the wnw.
East Ellijay, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.67 inHg
Now
970.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969974
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.7968.6970.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Ellijay, GA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
East Ellijay, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.1mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
14:17 UTC · East Ellijay, 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
14:17 UTC · East Ellijay, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Ellijay, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Ellijay, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Ellijay, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:01 AM
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
East Ellijay, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Ellijay, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Ellijay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 30539

16-Day Forecast — East Ellijay

  1. Sat90°70°12%
  2. Sun93°72°33%
  3. Mon90°70°61%
  4. Tue79°68°38%
  5. Wed83°68°36%
  6. Thu81°68°41%
  7. Fri89°70°54%
  8. Sat81°69°55%
  9. Sun84°69°34%
  10. Mon84°64°15%
  11. Tue81°59°10%
  12. Wed79°64°32%
  13. Thu86°64°32%
  14. Fri78°69°29%
  15. Sat76°69°30%
  16. Sun84°70°42%

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 — East Ellijay

SPC includes East Ellijay 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 East Ellijay

  • 30539
  • 30536
  • 30540

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.