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Rockmart, Georgia Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rockmart, GA
Wednesday, June 17 at 7:12 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
95%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Rockmart, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockmart, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 87°
Rockmart, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    87°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    0.56″
    82°73°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    55%
    0.04″
    81°71°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    87°65°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    90°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    50%
    83°65°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    39%
    87°59°+4°
Rockmart, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · backing 17°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the wsw.
Rockmart, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.3983.2984.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rockmart, GA
Air quality
16
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 16 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.98 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
31μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
40 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
11:12 UTC · Rockmart, 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
11:12 UTC · Rockmart, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rockmart, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockmart, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockmart, GA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Rockmart, GA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
8% illuminated
Moonrise
8:57 AM
Moonset
10:58 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Rockmart, GA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockmart at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Rockmart

  1. Wed87°70°10%
  2. Thu82°73°81%
  3. Fri81°71°55%
  4. Sat87°65°9%
  5. Sun90°68°57%
  6. Mon83°65°50%
  7. Tue87°59°39%
  8. Wed86°65°27%
  9. Thu81°68°25%
  10. Fri89°65°35%
  11. Sat90°72°33%
  12. Sun89°71°48%
  13. Mon85°68°55%
  14. Tue86°68°49%
  15. Wed82°65°57%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Rockmart

SPC has placed Rockmart in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Rockmart

  • 30153

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.