Howard, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Howard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——94°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain22%0.42″95°76°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail40%—92°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm25%—90°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—93°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm19%—92°73°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—94°74°+2°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
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 65 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 65 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
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
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Howard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 31039
16-Day Forecast — Howard
- Sat94°73°9%
- Sun95°76°22%
- Mon92°73°40%
- Tue90°72°25%
- Wed93°72°23%
- Thu92°73°19%
- Fri94°74°26%
- Sat94°76°38%
- Sun94°72°29%
- Mon74°67°25%
- Tue77°67°20%
- Wed74°68°34%
- Thu87°67°29%
- Fri78°72°29%
- Sat90°71°42%
- Sun93°75°41%
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 — Howard
SPC includes Howard 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 Howard
- 31039
- 31812