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Rocky Ford, Georgia Weather

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

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

Rocky Ford, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:39 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
63%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Rocky Ford, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRocky Ford, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 97°
Rocky Ford, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    99°76°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    96°75°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    22%
    97°74°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    34%
    0.10″
    93°76°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    25%
    94°74°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    93°77°-1°
Rocky Ford, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 29°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 12 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Rocky Ford, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.91011.11013.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Rocky Ford, GA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 9 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
5.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
Rocky Ford, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.9mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
14:39 UTC · Rocky Ford, 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
14:39 UTC · Rocky Ford, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rocky Ford, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rocky Ford, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rocky Ford, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rocky Ford, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rocky Ford, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rocky Ford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 30455

16-Day Forecast — Rocky Ford

  1. Sat97°72°3%
  2. Sun99°76°19%
  3. Mon96°75°22%
  4. Tue97°74°22%
  5. Wed93°76°34%
  6. Thu94°74°25%
  7. Fri93°77°20%
  8. Sat99°79°25%
  9. Sun99°80°32%
  10. Mon90°71°26%
  11. Tue90°71°18%
  12. Wed85°70°35%
  13. Thu85°69°52%
  14. Fri87°75°35%
  15. Sat93°74°34%
  16. Sun95°76°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 — Rocky Ford

SPC includes Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford

  • 30455

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.