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Mount Zion, Georgia Weather

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

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

Mount Zion, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:13 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Mount Zion, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMount Zion, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 93°
Mount Zion, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    95°72°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    88°71°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    56%
    83°69°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    35%
    89°70°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    40%
    91°70°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    90°71°-1°
Mount Zion, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · veering 24°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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 4 · pk 16 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the nw.
Mount Zion, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.6974.9976.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Zion, GA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6h

AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 80 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
20.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
25μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
131μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 80 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 90
UV peak
6.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 80

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.7 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mount Zion, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.4mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
15:13 UTC · Mount Zion, 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
15:13 UTC · Mount Zion, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mount Zion, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mount Zion, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mount Zion, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:07 AM
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mount Zion, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mount Zion, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Zion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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.

16-Day Forecast — Mount Zion

  1. Sat93°71°10%
  2. Sun95°72°28%
  3. Mon88°71°61%
  4. Tue83°69°56%
  5. Wed89°70°35%
  6. Thu91°70°40%
  7. Fri90°71°49%
  8. Sat89°70°45%
  9. Sun86°72°39%
  10. Mon81°67°22%
  11. Tue83°62°16%
  12. Wed77°65°32%
  13. Thu87°65°32%
  14. Fri76°70°29%
  15. Sat91°69°35%
  16. Sun84°71°36%

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 — Mount Zion

SPC includes Mount Zion 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 Mount Zion

  • 30117
  • 30182
  • 30150

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.