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East Ellijay, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 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 9:19 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
73%
Wind
13 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 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 92°
East Ellijay, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.02″
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.03″
    92°71°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    66%
    88°70°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    86°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    19%
    89°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    93°66°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    88°69°-5°
East Ellijay, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 97°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 3
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
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 25
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
East Ellijay, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.7967.6968.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Ellijay, GA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
East Ellijay, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
47%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.2mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
01:19 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
01:19 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
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Ellijay, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Ellijay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • 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. Sat89°70°11%
  2. Sun92°71°20%
  3. Mon88°70°66%
  4. Tue86°69°40%
  5. Wed89°66°19%
  6. Thu93°66°21%
  7. Fri88°69°62%
  8. Sat79°69°58%
  9. Sun78°68°37%
  10. Mon83°66°18%
  11. Tue88°64°22%
  12. Wed89°67°45%
  13. Thu86°69°40%
  14. Fri90°67°49%
  15. Sat78°72°65%
  16. Sun92°70°59%

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 — East Ellijay

SPC has placed East Ellijay in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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.