Elberton, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elberton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle35%0.01″92°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle22%—94°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear17%—100°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy26%—99°77°-1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.97 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 32 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elberton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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 code: 30635
16-Day Forecast — Elberton
- Sun95°73°20%
- Mon92°74°35%
- Tue94°70°22%
- Wed98°72°7%
- Thu100°73°8%
- Fri100°74°17%
- Sat99°77°26%
- Sun99°76°29%
- Mon95°73°29%
- Tue101°71°13%
- Wed104°73°9%
- Thu98°69°31%
- Fri91°69°35%
- Sat96°71°45%
- Sun97°73°39%
- Mon97°76°32%
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 — Elberton
SPC includes Elberton 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 Elberton
- 30635