Shannon, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shannon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—94°74°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers51%—92°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail28%—83°70°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm20%—93°70°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail29%—91°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—95°71°+4°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 23.6 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 42 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.6 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shannon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat92°71°10%
- Sun94°74°24%
- Mon92°70°51%
- Tue83°70°28%
- Wed93°70°20%
- Thu91°70°29%
- Fri95°71°47%
- Sat80°71°53%
- Sun90°71°29%
- Mon87°66°14%
- Tue86°60°12%
- Wed82°65°28%
- Thu89°66°32%
- Fri78°70°23%
- Sat88°70°26%
- Sun88°73°35%
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 — Shannon
SPC includes Shannon 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 Shannon
- 30161
- 30172