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Sugar Hill, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sugar Hill, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:40 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
65%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:29 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Sugar Hill, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSugar Hill, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 94°
Sugar Hill, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    22%
    0.10″
    95°72°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    51%
    0.01″
    93°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    89°71°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    17%
    86°69°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    21%
    89°69°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    90°71°+1°
Sugar Hill, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 173°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 173° from the nw.
Sugar Hill, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.2
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.2
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.1976.5978.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sugar Hill, GA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~73 @ 8 PM

AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.94 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
21.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sugar Hill, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
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
13:40 UTC · Sugar Hill, 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
13:40 UTC · Sugar Hill, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sugar Hill, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sugar Hill, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sugar Hill, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:01 AM
Sunrise
2:29 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sugar Hill, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sugar Hill, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sugar Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Sugar Hill

  1. Sat94°71°12%
  2. Sun95°72°22%
  3. Mon93°70°51%
  4. Tue89°71°26%
  5. Wed86°69°17%
  6. Thu89°69°21%
  7. Fri90°71°24%
  8. Sat90°71°38%
  9. Sun90°72°23%
  10. Mon87°70°12%
  11. Tue80°63°11%
  12. Wed78°64°24%
  13. Thu87°63°32%
  14. Fri73°70°31%
  15. Sat78°68°35%
  16. Sun86°71°34%

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 — Sugar Hill

SPC includes Sugar Hill 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 Sugar Hill

  • 30518

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.