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Royston, Georgia Weather

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

Royston, GA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:52 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Royston, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoyston, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 80°
Royston, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    80°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°60°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    86°61°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    84°65°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    26%
    88°69°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    33%
    70°63°-18°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    16%
    74°61°+4°
Royston, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · veering 63°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 6:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 93SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the e.
Royston, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.5989.9990.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Royston, GA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
1.00
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Royston, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
04:52 UTC ·Royston, 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
04:52 UTC ·Royston, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Royston, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Royston, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Royston, GA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Royston, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:44 AM
Moonset
1:50 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Royston, GA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Royston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Royston

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.