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Girard, Georgia Weather

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

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

Girard, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:06 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Girard, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGirard, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Girard, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    97°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    99°74°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    97°75°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    96°76°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.45″
    94°74°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    38%
    0.15″
    95°73°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    95°74°
Girard, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · backing 92°
Direction
WSW
250°
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 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Girard, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.61007.31007.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Girard, GA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.79 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 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
6.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Girard, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.3mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
15:06 UTC · Girard, 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
15:06 UTC · Girard, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Girard, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Girard, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Girard, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Girard, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Girard, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Girard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 30426

16-Day Forecast — Girard

  1. Sat97°71°1%
  2. Sun99°74°18%
  3. Mon97°75°30%
  4. Tue96°76°38%
  5. Wed94°74°38%
  6. Thu95°73°38%
  7. Fri95°74°27%
  8. Sat99°78°21%
  9. Sun97°78°33%
  10. Mon85°69°23%
  11. Tue86°70°17%
  12. Wed84°67°38%
  13. Thu91°68°55%
  14. Fri89°74°35%
  15. Sat93°73°41%
  16. Sun94°75°44%

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 — Girard

SPC includes Girard 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 Girard

  • 30426

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.