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Forest Park, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Forest Park, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:27 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
72%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Forest Park, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForest Park, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 96°
Forest Park, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    14%
    0.19″
    96°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.06″
    98°75°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    95°73°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    31%
    93°75°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    92°75°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    24%
    94°74°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    94°74°
Forest Park, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · backing 138°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 11 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Forest Park, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.8
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.8
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.3980.8982.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Forest Park, GA
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 29.2 µg/m³ (AQI 88) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
29.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
33μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 29.2 µg/m³ (AQI 88) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Forest Park, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
41%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.1mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
13:27 UTC · Forest Park, 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
13:27 UTC · Forest Park, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forest Park, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forest Park, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forest Park, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:04 AM
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Forest Park, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Forest Park, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°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.

ZIP code: 30297

16-Day Forecast — Forest Park

  1. Sat96°74°14%
  2. Sun98°75°19%
  3. Mon95°73°40%
  4. Tue93°75°31%
  5. Wed92°75°17%
  6. Thu94°74°24%
  7. Fri94°74°30%
  8. Sat94°74°38%
  9. Sun89°74°24%
  10. Mon82°70°16%
  11. Tue76°68°12%
  12. Wed77°66°26%
  13. Thu88°66°32%
  14. Fri74°71°25%
  15. Sat92°70°29%
  16. Sun92°75°35%

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 — Forest Park

SPC includes Forest Park 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 Forest Park

  • 30297
  • 30294
  • 30298

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.