Waycross, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waycross weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers17%0.34″98°78°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers30%1.6″95°77°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers26%—96°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail18%—94°75°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers17%—98°74°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—98°78°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—96°76°-2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waycross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 31501, 31503
15-Day Forecast — Waycross
- Sun98°78°17%
- Mon95°77°30%
- Tue96°75°26%
- Wed94°75°18%
- Thu98°74°17%
- Fri98°78°21%
- Sat96°76°27%
- Sun96°74°43%
- Mon84°72°40%
- Tue89°69°27%
- Wed95°70°31%
- Thu94°74°42%
- Fri93°73°45%
- Sat98°71°43%
- Sun98°76°55%
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 — Waycross
SPC includes Waycross 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 Waycross
- 31501
- 31503
- 31502