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
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—90°74°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle25%0.04″93°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——98°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—93°74°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—99°74°+6°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Watkinsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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
- Sun96°73°16%
- Mon90°74°37%
- Tue93°71°25%
- Wed94°69°7%
- Thu98°70°8%
- Fri93°74°18%
- Sat99°74°30%
- Sun96°72°33%
- Mon93°71°27%
- Tue95°68°14%
- Wed97°70°10%
- Thu84°69°23%
- Fri76°70°29%
- Sat87°68°39%
- 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