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LaFayette, Georgia Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

LaFayette, GA
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
47%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
LaFayette, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLaFayette, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 77°
LaFayette, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    77°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    80°59°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°60°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°61°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    84°65°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    87°65°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.04″
    72°66°-15°
LaFayette, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 98°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 25 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 98° from the ese.
LaFayette, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989996
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.5988.5992.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
LaFayette, GA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
LaFayette, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.8mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
18:30 UTC ·LaFayette, 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
18:30 UTC ·LaFayette, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
LaFayette, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
LaFayette, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
LaFayette, GA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
LaFayette, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:13 AM
Moonset
12:57 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
LaFayette, GA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

LaFayette at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 3, 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 LaFayette

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.