Ellijay, Georgia Weather
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Ellijay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle33%0.02″93°72°+2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail61%—89°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail38%—83°69°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail36%—83°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%—84°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm54%—91°70°+7°
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 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 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 1 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
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ellijay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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 codes: 30536, 30540
16-Day Forecast — Ellijay
- Sat91°70°12%
- Sun93°72°33%
- Mon89°71°61%
- Tue83°69°38%
- Wed83°69°36%
- Thu84°69°41%
- Fri91°70°54%
- Sat79°70°55%
- Sun85°70°34%
- Mon83°64°15%
- Tue81°59°10%
- Wed79°65°32%
- Thu86°65°32%
- Fri79°70°29%
- Sat79°70°30%
- Sun82°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 — Ellijay
SPC includes 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 Ellijay
- 30540