Lithonia, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lithonia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—94°75°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast57%—89°74°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—90°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°72°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——94°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—94°72°0°
AQI 112 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lithonia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 30038, 30058
16-Day Forecast — Lithonia
- Sat91°72°15%
- Sun94°74°23%
- Mon89°74°57%
- Tue90°72°26%
- Wed95°72°9%
- Thu94°74°9%
- Fri94°72°27%
- Sat87°74°34%
- Sun90°71°40%
- Mon75°66°30%
- Tue92°63°15%
- Wed95°73°22%
- Thu91°75°33%
- Fri94°70°32%
- Sat93°71°35%
- Sun96°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 — Lithonia
SPC includes Lithonia 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 Lithonia
- 30058