Empire, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Empire weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—95°76°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear20%—94°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail28%—91°74°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm33%—92°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle33%—91°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—94°75°+3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 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 48 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Empire at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Empire
- Sat95°73°3%
- Sun95°76°20%
- Mon94°74°20%
- Tue91°74°28%
- Wed92°74°33%
- Thu91°74°33%
- Fri94°75°21%
- Sat94°77°31%
- Sun93°76°31%
- Mon80°68°29%
- Tue81°68°16%
- Wed79°69°26%
- Thu84°68°26%
- Fri77°73°33%
- Sat91°72°39%
- Sun93°76°39%
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 — Empire
SPC includes Empire 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 Empire
- 31014