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
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—93°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm70%—94°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm35%—91°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear18%—94°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy16%—95°66°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%—95°70°0°
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.
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
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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sat92°71°12%
- Sun93°74°17%
- Mon94°72°70%
- Tue91°71°35%
- Wed94°67°18%
- Thu95°66°16%
- Fri95°70°54%
- Sat77°71°48%
- Sun83°67°31%
- Mon84°66°18%
- Tue93°65°21%
- Wed94°69°20%
- Thu86°70°40%
- Fri94°68°31%
- Sat92°72°45%
- 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