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Hickox, Georgia Weather

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

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

Hickox, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:26 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
64%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:29 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Hickox, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHickox, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 95°
Hickox, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    14%
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    23%
    0.40″
    97°77°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    98°75°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    24%
    101°76°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    96°75°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    28%
    100°74°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    100°75°
Hickox, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · backing 22°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the nw.
Hickox, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.71013.41014.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Hickox, GA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.79 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 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 23

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hickox, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.8mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
14:26 UTC · Hickox, 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
14:26 UTC · Hickox, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hickox, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hickox, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hickox, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:02 AM
Sunrise
2:29 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hickox, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hickox, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hickox at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Hickox

  1. Sat95°71°14%
  2. Sun97°77°23%
  3. Mon98°75°30%
  4. Tue101°76°24%
  5. Wed96°75°30%
  6. Thu100°74°28%
  7. Fri100°75°24%
  8. Sat101°79°31%
  9. Sun97°78°41%
  10. Mon99°79°37%
  11. Tue86°72°32%
  12. Wed99°69°28%
  13. Thu76°70°47%
  14. Fri94°73°52%
  15. Sat99°74°42%
  16. Sun95°75°52%

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 — Hickox

SPC includes Hickox 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 Hickox

  • 31553

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.