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Sylvester, Georgia Weather

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

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

Sylvester, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:14 AM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
Sylvester, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSylvester, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 96°
Sylvester, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    96°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    94°77°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    94°75°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    30%
    92°73°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    93°74°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    92°74°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    95°74°+3°
Sylvester, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 147°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 10 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sylvester, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.01002.31003.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sylvester, GA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.6

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
Sylvester, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
15:14 UTC · Sylvester, 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
15:14 UTC · Sylvester, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sylvester, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sylvester, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sylvester, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sylvester, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sylvester, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat96°74°5%
  2. Sun94°77°21%
  3. Mon94°75°21%
  4. Tue92°73°30%
  5. Wed93°74°22%
  6. Thu92°74°25%
  7. Fri95°74°20%
  8. Sat94°76°29%
  9. Sun95°76°28%
  10. Mon83°70°31%
  11. Tue78°69°20%
  12. Wed77°69°32%
  13. Thu84°70°35%
  14. Fri86°73°36%
  15. Sat90°73°50%
  16. 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

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.