Waycross, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waycross weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.69″95°77°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle24%—97°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle17%—97°76°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail25%—94°74°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers27%—97°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—97°76°0°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.82 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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waycross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — Waycross
- Sat97°74°13%
- Sun95°77°34%
- Mon97°74°24%
- Tue97°76°17%
- Wed94°74°25%
- Thu97°74°27%
- Fri97°76°27%
- Sat98°78°30%
- Sun92°76°40%
- Mon94°75°35%
- Tue84°70°31%
- Wed92°69°32%
- Thu81°70°42%
- Fri85°74°40%
- Sat94°73°41%
- Sun93°75°48%
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 — 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