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 4Light Drizzle17%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle23%0.03″91°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle54%0.06″92°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle27%—93°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—95°73°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—98°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—94°77°-4°
AQI 107 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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: 7°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
- Sat93°73°17%
- Sun91°72°23%
- Mon92°72°54%
- Tue93°73°27%
- Wed95°73°16%
- Thu98°75°16%
- Fri94°77°36%
- Sat98°78°40%
- Sun81°71°30%
- Mon90°67°20%
- Tue89°71°20%
- Wed91°75°44%
- Thu93°71°36%
- Fri97°74°45%
- Sat89°77°48%
- Sun92°72°48%
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