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Vidalia, Georgia Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Vidalia, GA
Tuesday, June 16 at 3:09 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
89%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Vidalia, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVidalia, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 63% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 73°H 78°
Vidalia, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Rain
    63%
    0.16″
    78°73°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    84°72°+6°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hail
    60%
    87°72°+3°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Showers
    63%
    0.37″
    83°72°-4°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    83°70°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    11%
    93°71°+10°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    95°74°+2°
Vidalia, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · steady
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 21 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 259SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Vidalia, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.61001.71002.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Vidalia, GA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Vidalia, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.3mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
07:09 UTC · Vidalia, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:09 UTC · Vidalia, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vidalia, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vidalia, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vidalia, GA
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Vidalia, GA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated
Moonrise
7:40 AM
Moonset
9:48 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Vidalia, GA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vidalia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Vidalia

  1. Tue78°73°63%
  2. Wed84°72°50%
  3. Thu87°72°60%
  4. Fri83°72°63%
  5. Sat83°70°39%
  6. Sun93°71°11%
  7. Mon95°74°18%
  8. Tue96°73°25%
  9. Wed87°73°26%
  10. Thu88°71°26%
  11. Fri90°72°31%
  12. Sat89°73°40%
  13. Sun94°72°45%
  14. Mon98°78°33%
  15. Tue102°75°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — Vidalia

SPC has placed Vidalia in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Vidalia

  • 30474
  • 30475

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.