Thunderbolt, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thunderbolt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Rain29%0.26″95°75°+5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm17%—97°75°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle35%—101°77°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers39%0.16″97°73°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle30%0.04″95°74°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—101°76°+6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.74 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 36 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Thunderbolt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Thunderbolt
- Sat90°75°4%
- Sun95°75°29%
- Mon97°75°17%
- Tue101°77°35%
- Wed97°73°39%
- Thu95°74°30%
- Fri101°76°23%
- Sat97°79°29%
- Sun101°80°37%
- Mon99°76°23%
- Tue92°72°21%
- Wed92°70°37%
- Thu82°69°48%
- Fri90°77°42%
- Sat94°75°39%
- Sun97°74°48%
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 — Thunderbolt
SPC includes Thunderbolt in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Thunderbolt
- 31404
- 31410