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Heron Bay, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Heron Bay, GA
Sunday, July 5 at 2:29 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
86%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Heron Bay, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHeron Bay, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 94°
Heron Bay, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    94°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    89°72°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    24%
    0.01″
    93°71°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    92°69°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    95°70°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    92°73°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    39%
    96°75°+4°
Heron Bay, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 34°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the wnw.
Heron Bay, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.2984.8984.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Heron Bay, GA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
-42 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 42 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
13.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Heron Bay, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.7mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
06:29 UTC · Heron Bay, 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
06:29 UTC · Heron Bay, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Heron Bay, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Heron Bay, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Heron Bay, GA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:05 AM
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Heron Bay, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Heron Bay, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Heron Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Heron Bay

  1. Sun95°72°20%
  2. Mon89°72°52%
  3. Tue93°71°24%
  4. Wed92°69°11%
  5. Thu95°70°9%
  6. Fri92°73°25%
  7. Sat96°75°39%
  8. Sun94°73°47%
  9. Mon84°69°30%
  10. Tue93°69°13%
  11. Wed93°70°22%
  12. Thu88°69°33%
  13. Fri80°70°32%
  14. Sat87°67°35%
  15. Sun83°70°39%

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 — Heron Bay

SPC includes Heron Bay 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 Heron Bay

  • 30248

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.