Sylvester, Georgia Weather
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Sylvester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—94°77°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle21%—94°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers30%—92°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm22%—93°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm25%—92°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—95°74°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
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 49 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sylvester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — Sylvester
- Sat96°74°5%
- Sun94°77°21%
- Mon94°75°21%
- Tue92°73°30%
- Wed93°74°22%
- Thu92°74°25%
- Fri95°74°20%
- Sat94°76°29%
- Sun95°76°28%
- Mon83°70°31%
- Tue78°69°20%
- Wed77°69°32%
- Thu84°70°35%
- Fri86°73°36%
- Sat90°73°50%
- Sun93°75°55%
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 — 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