Ranger, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ranger weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—94°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers64%0.26″88°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm31%—87°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—93°67°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—96°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%—94°70°-2°
AQI 96 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.92 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ranger at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30734
16-Day Forecast — Ranger
- Sat93°71°14%
- Sun94°75°25%
- Mon88°73°64%
- Tue87°70°31%
- Wed93°67°17%
- Thu96°66°20%
- Fri94°70°59%
- Sat79°70°55%
- Sun81°68°37%
- Mon85°67°17%
- Tue90°65°20%
- Wed93°67°26%
- Thu88°69°42%
- Fri93°67°36%
- Sat82°74°46%
- Sun95°71°55%
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 — Ranger
SPC has placed Ranger in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Ranger
- 30734
- 30139