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Lake City, Georgia Weather

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

Lake City, GA
Friday, June 5 at 11:02 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
71%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Lake City, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake City, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 87°
Lake City, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°60°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°66°+3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    85°71°-5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    31%
    88°72°+3°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    92°68°+4°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    95°75°+3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    91°71°-4°
Lake City, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
011° · backing 99°
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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 4 · pk 9 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake City, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.9985.6988.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake City, GA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 5 PM

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 22.7 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.93 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
22.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
34μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 22.7 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lake City, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.1mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
11:02 UTC ·Lake City, 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
11:02 UTC ·Lake City, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lake City, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake City, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake City, GA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lake City, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
4:22 AM
Moonset
2:58 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lake City, GA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Lake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 5, 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 — Lake City

SPC has placed Lake City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Lake City

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.