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McCaysville, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McCaysville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

McCaysville, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:28 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
57%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
McCaysville, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcCaysville, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 70°H 91°
McCaysville, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    23%
    91°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    92°70°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    0.98″
    88°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    87°66°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    41%
    87°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    48%
    90°63°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    87°68°-3°
McCaysville, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · backing 115°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 10 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McCaysville, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.3
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.3
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958961
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.1958.0959.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McCaysville, GA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~58 @ 11 PM

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
15.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
7.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 69

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.9 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McCaysville, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.5mi
UNLIMITED
69 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:28 UTC · McCaysville, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:28 UTC · McCaysville, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McCaysville, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McCaysville, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McCaysville, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McCaysville, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McCaysville, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McCaysville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 30555

16-Day Forecast — McCaysville

  1. Sat91°71°23%
  2. Sun92°70°21%
  3. Mon88°68°70%
  4. Tue87°66°42%
  5. Wed87°63°41%
  6. Thu90°63°48%
  7. Fri87°68°60%
  8. Sat84°68°59%
  9. Sun77°62°41%
  10. Mon80°57°15%
  11. Tue83°58°18%
  12. Wed86°62°37%
  13. Thu86°66°31%
  14. Fri86°65°35%
  15. Sat81°67°32%
  16. Sun82°66°43%

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 — McCaysville

SPC has placed McCaysville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 McCaysville

  • 30555

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.