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
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers27%0.52″93°73°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm62%—88°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail56%—83°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers35%—89°69°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle39%—90°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%—89°71°-1°
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.
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
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sat92°70°9%
- Sun93°73°27%
- Mon88°70°62%
- Tue83°68°56%
- Wed89°69°35%
- Thu90°70°39%
- Fri89°71°49%
- Sat89°70°45%
- Sun86°71°38%
- Mon80°66°22%
- Tue82°62°16%
- Wed77°64°32%
- Thu86°64°32%
- Fri75°69°29%
- Sat90°68°35%
- 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