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Waco, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Waco, GA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:16 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Waco, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaco, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 92°
Waco, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    27%
    0.52″
    93°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    88°70°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    56%
    83°68°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    35%
    89°69°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    39%
    90°70°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    89°71°-1°
Waco, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · veering 15°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 6:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Waco, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.1969.3971.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waco, GA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6h

AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
20.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
25μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
131μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 90
UV peak
6.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 57

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.7 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Waco, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.0mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
15:16 UTC · Waco, 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
15:16 UTC · Waco, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waco, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waco, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waco, GA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:07 AM
Sunrise
2:35 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waco, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waco, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waco 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: 30182

16-Day Forecast — Waco

  1. Sat92°70°9%
  2. Sun93°73°27%
  3. Mon88°70°62%
  4. Tue83°68°56%
  5. Wed89°69°35%
  6. Thu90°70°39%
  7. Fri89°71°49%
  8. Sat89°70°45%
  9. Sun86°71°38%
  10. Mon80°66°22%
  11. Tue82°62°16%
  12. Wed77°64°32%
  13. Thu86°64°32%
  14. Fri75°69°29%
  15. Sat90°68°35%
  16. Sun84°71°36%

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 — Waco

SPC includes Waco 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 Waco

  • 30110
  • 30182

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.