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Thunderbolt, Georgia Weather

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

Thunderbolt, GA
Thursday, June 4 at 12:13 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Thunderbolt, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThunderbolt, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 80°
Thunderbolt, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    76°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    80°59°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°61°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    86°65°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    91°67°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    34%
    93°69°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    35%
    83°71°-10°
Thunderbolt, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 66°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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 8 · pk 28 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 66° from the e.
Thunderbolt, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1021.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.16 inHg
Now
1021.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201023
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1023.31019.51022.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Thunderbolt, GA
Air quality
56
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 48 now. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12
Thunderbolt, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.9mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
00:13 UTC ·Thunderbolt, 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
00:13 UTC ·Thunderbolt, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Thunderbolt, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Thunderbolt, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Thunderbolt, GA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Thunderbolt, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:29 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Thunderbolt, GA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Thunderbolt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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 Thunderbolt

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.