Hiawassee, Georgia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hiawassee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——77°60°—
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle16%—81°63°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm80%0.06″73°66°-8°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm76%0.09″70°66°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast11%—85°57°+15°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle23%—87°60°+2°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm52%0.01″78°66°-9°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:37 AM
- Moonset
- 10:03 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Hiawassee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Hiawassee
- Tue77°60°8%
- Wed81°63°16%
- Thu73°66°80%
- Fri70°66°76%
- Sat85°57°11%
- Sun87°60°23%
- Mon78°66°52%
- Tue76°66°43%
- Wed73°62°39%
- Thu80°59°34%
- Fri87°63°52%
- Sat87°66°52%
- Sun87°69°52%
- Mon93°65°58%
- Tue92°66°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Hiawassee
SPC has placed Hiawassee in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Hiawassee
- 30546