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Watkinsville, Georgia Weather

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

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

Watkinsville, GA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:39 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
83%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Sunset
4:48 PM
Watkinsville, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWatkinsville, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 74°H 95°
Watkinsville, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    95°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    37%
    90°74°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    0.04″
    93°71°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    94°69°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    98°70°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    93°74°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    99°74°+6°
Watkinsville, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 57°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Watkinsville, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.9987.1987.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Watkinsville, GA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.5 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
19.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 19.5 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Watkinsville, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.0mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
10:39 UTC · Watkinsville, 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
10:39 UTC · Watkinsville, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Watkinsville, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Watkinsville, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Watkinsville, GA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
4:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Watkinsville, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Watkinsville, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Watkinsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 30677

15-Day Forecast — Watkinsville

  1. Sun96°73°26%
  2. Mon90°74°37%
  3. Tue93°71°25%
  4. Wed94°69°7%
  5. Thu98°70°8%
  6. Fri93°74°18%
  7. Sat99°74°30%
  8. Sun96°72°33%
  9. Mon93°71°27%
  10. Tue95°68°14%
  11. Wed97°70°10%
  12. Thu84°69°23%
  13. Fri76°70°29%
  14. Sat87°68°39%
  15. Sun83°70°39%

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

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 — Watkinsville

SPC includes Watkinsville 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 Watkinsville

  • 30677

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.