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Hilltop, Georgia Weather

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

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

Hilltop, GA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:28 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
91%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:34 AM
Sunset
4:50 PM
Hilltop, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHilltop, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 71°H 93°
Hilltop, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    93°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    46%
    2.5″
    86°71°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    27%
    91°68°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    94°70°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    93°72°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    93°72°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.08″
    92°71°-1°
Hilltop, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · backing 134°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 134° from the wnw.
Hilltop, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.5984.4984.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hilltop, GA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
-15 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hilltop, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
05:28 UTC · Hilltop, 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
05:28 UTC · Hilltop, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hilltop, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hilltop, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hilltop, GA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:06 AM
Sunrise
2:34 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
4:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hilltop, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hilltop, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilltop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Hilltop

  1. Sun93°71°19%
  2. Mon86°71°46%
  3. Tue91°68°27%
  4. Wed94°70°12%
  5. Thu93°72°10%
  6. Fri93°72°22%
  7. Sat92°71°43%
  8. Sun91°69°46%
  9. Mon74°67°31%
  10. Tue88°62°12%
  11. Wed92°69°22%
  12. Thu91°70°39%
  13. Fri93°70°39%
  14. Sat92°71°31%
  15. Sun93°72°33%

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 — Hilltop

SPC includes Hilltop 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 Hilltop

  • 30206

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.