McDonough, Georgia Weather
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McDonough weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—97°74°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—92°73°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle30%—91°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers22%—89°72°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers23%—90°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—92°72°+2°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 86 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 23.3 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.85 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.3 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McDonough at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 30252, 30253
16-Day Forecast — McDonough
- Sat95°73°9%
- Sun97°74°18%
- Mon92°73°36%
- Tue91°72°30%
- Wed89°72°22%
- Thu90°71°23%
- Fri92°72°26%
- Sat92°72°33%
- Sun89°71°22%
- Mon82°70°14%
- Tue75°65°11%
- Wed76°64°29%
- Thu84°64°29%
- Fri74°70°31%
- Sat90°69°45%
- Sun90°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 — McDonough
SPC includes McDonough 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 McDonough
- 30253
- 30252