Scottdale, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scottdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain22%0.20″95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle29%0.03″96°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—95°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm35%—93°77°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm16%—90°75°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle24%—92°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—94°76°+2°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 60 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.9 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Scottdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30079
16-Day Forecast — Scottdale
- Sat96°73°22%
- Sun96°75°29%
- Mon95°74°45%
- Tue93°77°35%
- Wed90°75°16%
- Thu92°73°24%
- Fri94°76°28%
- Sat94°78°38%
- Sun91°75°24%
- Mon84°72°14%
- Tue77°68°12%
- Wed79°66°23%
- Thu87°66°30%
- Fri74°71°23%
- Sat90°70°19%
- Sun91°74°36%
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 — Scottdale
SPC includes Scottdale 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 Scottdale
- 30079
- 30021
- 30030
- 30033
- 30002