Hiawassee, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hiawassee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy11%—90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain28%0.58″91°70°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm71%—85°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm48%—80°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail45%0.01″79°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm46%—81°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%0.02″88°67°+7°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 50 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
Hiawassee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30546
16-Day Forecast — Hiawassee
- Sat90°70°11%
- Sun91°70°28%
- Mon85°68°71%
- Tue80°65°48%
- Wed79°65°45%
- Thu81°66°46%
- Fri88°67°54%
- Sat75°66°54%
- Sun79°65°36%
- Mon81°62°17%
- Tue80°57°20%
- Wed71°63°49%
- Thu83°60°45%
- Fri78°67°35%
- Sat75°68°48%
- Sun86°67°43%
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 — Hiawassee
SPC includes Hiawassee 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 Hiawassee
- 30546