Riverdale, Georgia Weather
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Riverdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle19%0.05″98°75°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle40%—95°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—94°75°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm18%—93°76°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle24%—94°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—94°75°0°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.84 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 60 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Riverdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 codes: 30274, 30296
16-Day Forecast — Riverdale
- Sat96°74°12%
- Sun98°75°19%
- Mon95°73°40%
- Tue94°75°30%
- Wed93°76°18%
- Thu94°74°24%
- Fri94°75°30%
- Sat95°74°39%
- Sun89°74°23%
- Mon83°70°16%
- Tue76°68°11%
- Wed77°66°26%
- Thu88°66°32%
- Fri74°71°25%
- Sat92°71°29%
- Sun92°76°35%
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 — Riverdale
SPC includes Riverdale 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 Riverdale
- 30274
- 30296
- 30287
- 30374