LaFayette, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
LaFayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle16%0.01″93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers28%0.26″93°74°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers63%—90°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail36%—87°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail25%—87°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—90°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle58%—91°71°+1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 19.2 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.2 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
LaFayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — LaFayette
- Sat91°70°16%
- Sun93°74°28%
- Mon90°71°63%
- Tue87°69°36%
- Wed87°70°25%
- Thu90°70°32%
- Fri91°71°58%
- Sat80°71°54%
- Sun88°71°30%
- Mon85°64°14%
- Tue85°59°10%
- Wed79°65°32%
- Thu88°64°29%
- Fri79°70°19%
- Sat81°70°26%
- Sun83°72°44%
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 — LaFayette
SPC includes LaFayette 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 LaFayette
- 30728