LaFayette, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
LaFayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast30%—92°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain80%1.0″85°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast32%—89°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—90°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—94°69°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy52%—95°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle52%—94°73°-1°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 25.4 µg/m³ (AQI 81) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 25.4 µg/m³ (AQI 81) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
LaFayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — LaFayette
- Sun92°71°30%
- Mon85°72°80%
- Tue89°69°32%
- Wed90°68°10%
- Thu94°69°13%
- Fri95°71°52%
- Sat94°73°52%
- Sun89°71°38%
- Mon91°69°23%
- Tue91°66°15%
- Wed90°66°10%
- Thu76°67°29%
- Fri79°69°35%
- Sat86°68°42%
- Sun85°70°42%
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 — LaFayette
SPC has placed LaFayette in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 LaFayette
- 30728