The Rock, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——95°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast36%—96°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers36%0.23″92°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail26%—92°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle18%—92°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers19%—91°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—95°71°+4°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 22.5 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.88 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.5 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
The Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30285
16-Day Forecast — The Rock
- Sat95°72°9%
- Sun96°75°36%
- Mon92°70°36%
- Tue92°72°26%
- Wed92°71°18%
- Thu91°72°19%
- Fri95°71°20%
- Sat95°73°27%
- Sun92°71°24%
- Mon78°66°15%
- Tue76°65°13%
- Wed73°65°35%
- Thu85°66°26%
- Fri76°71°29%
- Sat89°69°29%
- Sun93°72°37%
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 — The Rock
SPC includes The Rock 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 The Rock
- 30285