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Scotland, Georgia Weather

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

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

Scotland, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:03 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
68%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Scotland, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastScotland, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 95°
Scotland, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    95°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    97°76°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    98°75°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    95°75°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    95°76°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    40%
    90°76°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    97°74°+7°
Scotland, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · backing 32°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Scotland, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01009.51010.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Scotland, GA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Scotland, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.2mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
15:03 UTC · Scotland, 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
15:03 UTC · Scotland, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Scotland, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Scotland, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Scotland, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:03 AM
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Scotland, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Scotland, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scotland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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: 31083

16-Day Forecast — Scotland

  1. Sat95°75°4%
  2. Sun97°76°22%
  3. Mon98°75°24%
  4. Tue95°75°21%
  5. Wed95°76°40%
  6. Thu90°76°40%
  7. Fri97°74°19%
  8. Sat99°77°22%
  9. Sun99°77°27%
  10. Mon89°71°28%
  11. Tue83°69°18%
  12. Wed79°68°27%
  13. Thu81°70°39%
  14. Fri76°73°45%
  15. Sat95°73°37%
  16. Sun97°75°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 — Scotland

SPC includes Scotland 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 Scotland

  • 31083
  • 31055
  • 30411

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.