Alpharetta, Georgia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpharetta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——90°58°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——91°64°+1°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle—0.01″85°71°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle32%—87°70°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers35%0.14″84°68°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast23%—88°68°+4°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast21%—91°72°+3°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:23 AM
- Moonset
- 2:57 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Alpharetta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.