Palmetto, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmetto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—93°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle60%0.35″86°71°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle26%—88°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—92°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—92°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm30%—90°69°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm42%—87°69°-3°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.89 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Palmetto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- 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 code: 30268
15-Day Forecast — Palmetto
- Sun94°73°23%
- Mon86°71°60%
- Tue88°68°26%
- Wed92°69°13%
- Thu92°71°12%
- Fri90°69°30%
- Sat87°69°42%
- Sun89°68°46%
- Mon75°66°31%
- Tue90°62°14%
- Wed92°70°22%
- Thu91°70°39%
- Fri91°70°32%
- Sat89°70°29%
- Sun94°71°39%
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 — Palmetto
SPC includes Palmetto 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 Palmetto
- 30268