Tallapoosa, Georgia Weather
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Tallapoosa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——94°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle19%0.02″94°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm65%—87°71°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail35%—83°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—87°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers39%—91°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—88°71°-3°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 23.7 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 51 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.7 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tallapoosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30176
16-Day Forecast — Tallapoosa
- Sat94°71°9%
- Sun94°72°19%
- Mon87°71°65%
- Tue83°69°35%
- Wed87°70°23%
- Thu91°70°39%
- Fri88°71°34%
- Sat89°71°48%
- Sun83°71°25%
- Mon81°66°14%
- Tue83°62°9%
- Wed78°65°32%
- Thu87°65°27%
- Fri77°70°30%
- Sat91°69°34%
- Sun81°71°42%
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 — Tallapoosa
SPC includes Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa
- 30176