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Poulan, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Poulan, GA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:30 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Poulan, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPoulan, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 95°
Poulan, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    95°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    50%
    89°75°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    24%
    92°74°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    16%
    93°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    93°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    95°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    93°75°-2°
Poulan, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 52°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Poulan, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.01000.21000.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Poulan, GA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Poulan, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
05:30 UTC · Poulan, 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
05:30 UTC · Poulan, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Poulan, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Poulan, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Poulan, GA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Poulan, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Poulan, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Poulan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 31781

15-Day Forecast — Poulan

  1. Sun95°77°13%
  2. Mon89°75°50%
  3. Tue92°74°24%
  4. Wed93°74°16%
  5. Thu93°75°14%
  6. Fri95°75°24%
  7. Sat93°75°33%
  8. Sun96°72°46%
  9. Mon81°72°40%
  10. Tue88°68°23%
  11. Wed92°70°26%
  12. Thu95°74°32%
  13. Fri93°74°45%
  14. Sat95°72°42%
  15. Sun95°76°37%

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 — Poulan

SPC includes Poulan 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 Poulan

  • 31781

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.