Rome, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rome weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—93°73°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle57%—91°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail27%—83°70°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail18%—93°70°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—89°71°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—94°72°+5°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 70 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rome at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 30161, 30165
16-Day Forecast — Rome
- Sat90°72°9%
- Sun93°73°22%
- Mon91°72°57%
- Tue83°70°27%
- Wed93°70°18%
- Thu89°71°34%
- Fri94°72°45%
- Sat85°71°53%
- Sun90°71°27%
- Mon86°66°13%
- Tue88°60°13%
- Wed82°65°28%
- Thu89°67°32%
- Fri78°70°23%
- Sat90°70°26%
- Sun86°73°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 — Rome
SPC includes Rome 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 Rome
- 30161
- 30165
- 30162
- 30164