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Shannon, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Shannon, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:09 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:33 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Shannon, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShannon, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 93°
Shannon, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    93°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    94°72°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    91°71°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    18%
    94°67°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    95°66°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    95°70°
Shannon, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · backing 145°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
7
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 7 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Shannon, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989994
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.7988.7989.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shannon, GA
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
+25 in 6h

AQI 89 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 15.6 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.6 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Shannon, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.9mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
02:09 UTC · Shannon, 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
02:09 UTC · Shannon, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shannon, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shannon, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shannon, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:05 AM
Sunrise
2:33 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shannon, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shannon, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shannon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Shannon

  1. Sat92°71°12%
  2. Sun93°74°17%
  3. Mon94°72°70%
  4. Tue91°71°35%
  5. Wed94°67°18%
  6. Thu95°66°16%
  7. Fri95°70°54%
  8. Sat77°71°48%
  9. Sun83°67°31%
  10. Mon84°66°18%
  11. Tue93°65°21%
  12. Wed94°69°20%
  13. Thu86°70°40%
  14. Fri94°68°31%
  15. Sat92°72°45%
  16. Sun95°72°55%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Shannon

SPC has placed Shannon in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Shannon

  • 30161
  • 30172

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.