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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

Santa Claus, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:26 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
65%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Santa Claus, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanta Claus, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 97°
Santa Claus, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    97°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    99°76°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    94°76°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    95°75°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    0.01″
    92°76°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    94°76°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    96°76°+2°
Santa Claus, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 90°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Santa Claus, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.01008.31009.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Santa Claus, GA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.1

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
Santa Claus, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
14:26 UTC · Santa Claus, 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
14:26 UTC · Santa Claus, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Santa Claus, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Santa Claus, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Santa Claus, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Santa Claus, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Santa Claus, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat97°74°4%
  2. Sun99°76°15%
  3. Mon94°76°20%
  4. Tue95°75°18%
  5. Wed92°76°28%
  6. Thu94°76°28%
  7. Fri96°76°22%
  8. Sat98°77°26%
  9. Sun98°77°34%
  10. Mon88°72°28%
  11. Tue81°70°19%
  12. Wed87°68°30%
  13. Thu81°69°45%
  14. Fri77°73°45%
  15. Sat92°73°39%
  16. 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

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.