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
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain15%0.06″95°77°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm28%—98°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers36%—97°75°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm24%—93°73°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers18%—98°75°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—99°76°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Valdosta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — Valdosta
- Sat96°74°5%
- Sun95°77°15%
- Mon98°75°28%
- Tue97°75°36%
- Wed93°73°24%
- Thu98°75°18%
- Fri99°76°18%
- Sat96°73°23%
- Sun95°71°47%
- Mon88°73°37%
- Tue90°70°30%
- Wed95°71°38%
- Thu96°75°42%
- Fri94°74°36%
- Sat98°73°39%
- 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