Iron City, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iron City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—92°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—89°77°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%—92°76°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers18%—92°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm15%—94°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers11%—95°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%0.01″96°76°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 57
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Iron City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39859
16-Day Forecast — Iron City
- Sun92°77°20%
- Mon89°77°25%
- Tue92°76°46%
- Wed92°75°18%
- Thu94°76°15%
- Fri95°76°11%
- Sat96°76°22%
- Sun96°73°49%
- Mon83°71°44%
- Tue88°70°30%
- Wed92°72°28%
- Thu92°71°35%
- Fri85°70°32%
- Sat94°74°35%
- Sun95°73°29%
- Mon95°75°26%
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 — Iron City
SPC includes Iron City 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 Iron City
- 39859