Lithonia, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lithonia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—97°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain25%0.12″98°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle43%—93°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle30%—92°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail17%—90°74°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle24%—90°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—93°74°+3°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 24.0 µg/m³ (AQI 79) with a 0.93 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.0 µg/m³ (AQI 79) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lithonia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat96°72°21%
- Sun98°75°25%
- Mon93°72°43%
- Tue92°74°30%
- Wed90°74°17%
- Thu90°72°24%
- Fri93°74°24%
- Sat95°73°35%
- Sun91°72°23%
- Mon83°70°15%
- Tue75°66°12%
- Wed78°64°29%
- Thu84°64°29%
- Fri75°70°31%
- Sat89°69°45%
- Sun92°72°37%
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 — 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