Sparks, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——97°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain19%0.06″97°77°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle26%—96°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm23%—95°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm19%—94°74°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—98°76°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—98°75°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.81 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sparks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 31647
16-Day Forecast — Sparks
- Sat97°76°3%
- Sun97°77°19%
- Mon96°75°26%
- Tue95°73°23%
- Wed94°74°19%
- Thu98°76°22%
- Fri98°75°17%
- Sat98°75°24%
- Sun96°76°30%
- Mon90°74°33%
- Tue79°69°19%
- Wed78°70°33%
- Thu85°69°44%
- Fri84°73°52%
- Sat91°74°48%
- Sun95°75°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 — Sparks
SPC includes Sparks 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 Sparks
- 31647