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Ideal, Georgia Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ideal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ideal, GA
Thursday, June 4 at 5:50 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
81%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Ideal, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIdeal, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 82°
Ideal, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    82°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°60°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    86°65°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    14%
    88°67°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    45%
    89°72°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    38%
    77°73°-12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    85°70°+8°
Ideal, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
030° · backing 26°
Direction
NNE
030°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the nne.
Ideal, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.8
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.8
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.21006.91008.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Ideal, GA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Ideal, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
107 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:50 UTC ·Ideal, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:50 UTC ·Ideal, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ideal, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ideal, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ideal, GA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ideal, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:43 AM
Moonset
1:59 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Ideal, GA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ideal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Ideal

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.