Hortense, Georgia Weather
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Hortense weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm27%0.06″92°73°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle47%0.05″86°73°-6°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle62%0.02″87°73°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm39%—97°71°+10°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail57%—84°74°-13°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Showers40%—80°72°-4°
- SundayJun 21Overcast20%—97°71°+17°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.0 µg/m³.
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 32 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:32 AM
- Moonset
- 8:41 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Hortense at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Hortense
- Mon92°73°27%
- Tue86°73°47%
- Wed87°73°62%
- Thu97°71°39%
- Fri84°74°57%
- Sat80°72°40%
- Sun97°71°20%
- Mon96°74°17%
- Tue100°75°27%
- Wed100°73°39%
- Thu99°72°43%
- Fri93°72°31%
- Sat99°74°48%
- Sun93°74°52%
- Mon95°73°52%
- Tue96°71°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Hortense
SPC has placed Hortense in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- 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 Hortense
- 31543