Santa Claus, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Claus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—99°76°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm20%—94°76°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle18%—95°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm28%0.01″92°76°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm28%—94°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—96°76°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Santa Claus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Santa Claus
- Sat97°74°4%
- Sun99°76°15%
- Mon94°76°20%
- Tue95°75°18%
- Wed92°76°28%
- Thu94°76°28%
- Fri96°76°22%
- Sat98°77°26%
- Sun98°77°34%
- Mon88°72°28%
- Tue81°70°19%
- Wed87°68°30%
- Thu81°69°45%
- Fri77°73°45%
- Sat92°73°39%
- Sun95°75°45%
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 — Santa Claus
SPC includes Santa Claus 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 Santa Claus
- 30436