Hardwick, Georgia Weather
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Hardwick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle37%0.01″98°78°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle37%0.01″96°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers25%—95°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail24%0.01″93°73°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—94°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle22%—97°73°+3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.85 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 38 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hardwick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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: 31034
16-Day Forecast — Hardwick
- Sat99°74°6%
- Sun98°78°37%
- Mon96°72°37%
- Tue95°73°25%
- Wed93°73°24%
- Thu94°73°18%
- Fri97°73°22%
- Sat100°75°26%
- Sun96°76°23%
- Mon76°69°18%
- Tue78°67°10%
- Wed75°66°26%
- Thu84°66°28%
- Fri77°72°35%
- Sat92°72°36%
- Sun97°73°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 — Hardwick
SPC includes Hardwick 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 Hardwick
- 31061
- 31034