Cartersville, Georgia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cartersville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Rain24%0.10″76°67°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast14%—86°68°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle80%0.01″76°70°-10°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail77%0.80″77°67°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast13%—85°65°+8°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm36%0.06″88°63°+3°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle45%0.01″81°69°-7°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:44 AM
- Moonset
- 10:04 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Cartersville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Cartersville
- Tue78°67°24%
- Wed86°69°14%
- Thu76°70°80%
- Fri77°67°77%
- Sat85°65°13%
- Sun88°63°36%
- Mon81°69°45%
- Tue84°66°43%
- Wed81°66°33%
- Thu82°69°28%
- Fri89°68°29%
- Sat89°69°56%
- Sun86°71°55%
- Mon94°71°66%
- Tue95°71°49%
- Wed95°70°48%
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 — Cartersville
SPC has placed Cartersville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Cartersville
- 30121
- 30120