Sylvester, Georgia Weather
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Sylvester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—95°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast44%—88°75°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle22%—92°74°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers15%—93°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm13%—93°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—95°75°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—93°75°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.88 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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sylvester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 31791
15-Day Forecast — Sylvester
- Sun95°77°13%
- Mon88°75°44%
- Tue92°74°22%
- Wed93°74°15%
- Thu93°75°13%
- Fri95°75°24%
- Sat93°75°33%
- Sun96°72°46%
- Mon81°73°39%
- Tue88°68°22%
- Wed92°70°26%
- Thu95°74°32%
- Fri93°74°45%
- Sat95°72°42%
- Sun95°76°37%
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 — Sylvester
SPC includes Sylvester 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 Sylvester
- 31791