Fairplay, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairplay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain45%0.13″92°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers64%0.06″86°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle46%0.06″93°69°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——93°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—96°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—91°72°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast50%—92°73°+1°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.91 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fairplay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fairplay
- Sun92°71°45%
- Mon86°70°64%
- Tue93°69°46%
- Wed93°69°9%
- Thu96°70°11%
- Fri91°72°32%
- Sat92°73°50%
- Sun93°69°37%
- Mon82°71°31%
- Tue96°69°16%
- Wed98°72°10%
- Thu89°70°42%
- Fri89°69°35%
- Sat94°68°40%
- Sun91°70°39%
- Mon93°72°35%
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 — Fairplay
SPC has placed Fairplay in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Fairplay
- 30135
- 30187