Mountain City, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mountain City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—88°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain66%0.38″82°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers32%—84°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—87°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—90°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—89°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—90°68°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mountain City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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: 30562
15-Day Forecast — Mountain City
- Sun88°69°32%
- Mon82°68°66%
- Tue84°65°32%
- Wed87°64°19%
- Thu90°63°15%
- Fri89°67°37%
- Sat90°68°36%
- Sun85°68°42%
- Mon87°66°24%
- Tue88°61°19%
- Wed88°63°42%
- Thu76°63°59%
- Fri72°66°48%
- Sat82°63°52%
- Sun79°65°61%
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 — Mountain City
SPC has placed Mountain City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Mountain City
- 30562
- 30568
- 30525