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Rochelle, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rochelle, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 3:43 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
48%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Rochelle, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRochelle, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 93°
Rochelle, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    93°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    94°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    23%
    94°74°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    90°74°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    26%
    92°74°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    87°75°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    93°74°+6°
Rochelle, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
278° · veering 178°
Direction
W
278°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
8
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 8 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rochelle, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.0
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.0
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.21001.91002.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Rochelle, GA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
7.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rochelle, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.4mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
19:43 UTC · Rochelle, 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
19:43 UTC · Rochelle, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rochelle, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rochelle, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rochelle, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:05 AM
Sunrise
2:32 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rochelle, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rochelle, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rochelle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 31079

16-Day Forecast — Rochelle

  1. Sat93°74°5%
  2. Sun94°75°18%
  3. Mon94°74°23%
  4. Tue90°74°30%
  5. Wed92°74°26%
  6. Thu87°75°26%
  7. Fri93°74°19%
  8. Sat95°75°29%
  9. Sun88°75°30%
  10. Mon84°72°26%
  11. Tue87°72°17%
  12. Wed94°71°58%
  13. Thu93°72°45%
  14. Fri95°74°44%
  15. Sat94°70°46%
  16. Sun92°70°42%

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 — Rochelle

SPC includes Rochelle 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 Rochelle

  • 31079

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.