Jonesboro, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jonesboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast24%—95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle60%—87°73°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle24%—94°73°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—94°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—97°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—96°75°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%0.01″95°77°-1°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Jonesboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 30236, 30238
15-Day Forecast — Jonesboro
- Sun95°73°24%
- Mon87°73°60%
- Tue94°73°24%
- Wed94°73°12%
- Thu97°75°10%
- Fri96°75°28%
- Sat95°77°36%
- Sun95°75°44%
- Mon90°72°29%
- Tue94°71°14%
- Wed93°74°22%
- Thu90°72°39%
- Fri80°71°32%
- Sat87°70°29%
- Sun81°73°39%
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 — Jonesboro
SPC includes Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro
- 30236
- 30237