Helen, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Helen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain23%0.95″95°75°+2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail62%—87°71°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm34%—83°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail32%0.01″80°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm28%—83°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—90°70°+7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.81 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 40 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Helen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30545
16-Day Forecast — Helen
- Sat93°74°9%
- Sun95°75°23%
- Mon87°71°62%
- Tue83°69°34%
- Wed80°68°32%
- Thu83°68°28%
- Fri90°70°34%
- Sat85°69°41%
- Sun87°69°22%
- Mon86°67°16%
- Tue77°61°13%
- Wed73°65°29%
- Thu84°62°35%
- Fri76°68°35%
- Sat74°69°33%
- Sun84°71°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 — Helen
SPC includes Helen 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 Helen
- 30545