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Heron Bay, Georgia Weather

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

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

Heron Bay, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:56 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
73%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Heron Bay, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHeron Bay, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 97°
Heron Bay, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    47%
    97°73°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.12″
    93°70°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    92°72°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    23%
    88°71°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    21%
    91°72°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    92°71°+1°
Heron Bay, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 52°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Heron Bay, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.4
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.4
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.9986.3988.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Heron Bay, GA
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 23.7 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.93 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
23.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
25μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 23.7 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Heron Bay, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.2mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
12:56 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
12:56 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 · 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 18m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Heron Bay, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Heron Bay, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Heron Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Heron Bay

  1. Sat97°72°7%
  2. Sun97°73°47%
  3. Mon93°70°36%
  4. Tue92°72°26%
  5. Wed88°71°23%
  6. Thu91°72°21%
  7. Fri92°71°26%
  8. Sat94°72°32%
  9. Sun92°73°22%
  10. Mon82°69°14%
  11. Tue76°65°11%
  12. Wed76°65°29%
  13. Thu84°64°29%
  14. Fri73°70°31%
  15. Sat91°70°45%
  16. Sun92°73°37%

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 — 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.