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Valdosta, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Valdosta, GA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:20 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Valdosta, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValdosta, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 97°
Valdosta, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    97°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    88°75°-9°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    36%
    97°75°+9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    93°73°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    17%
    98°75°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    99°76°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    27%
    0.04″
    96°73°-3°
Valdosta, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 43°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
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 4 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 43° from the ssw.
Valdosta, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.7
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.7
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.11005.81007.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Valdosta, GA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Valdosta, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
05:20 UTC · Valdosta, 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
05:20 UTC · Valdosta, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valdosta, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valdosta, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valdosta, GA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 05m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valdosta, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valdosta, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valdosta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 31601, 31602, 31605, 31606, 31698

15-Day Forecast — Valdosta

  1. Sun97°77°17%
  2. Mon88°75°28%
  3. Tue97°75°36%
  4. Wed93°73°25%
  5. Thu98°75°17%
  6. Fri99°76°22%
  7. Sat96°73°27%
  8. Sun95°71°41%
  9. Mon88°73°42%
  10. Tue90°70°29%
  11. Wed95°71°38%
  12. Thu96°75°42%
  13. Fri94°74°36%
  14. Sat98°73°39%
  15. Sun97°75°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Valdosta

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Valdosta

SPC includes Valdosta 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 Valdosta

  • 31698
  • 31602
  • 31601
  • 31605
  • 31603
  • 31604

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.