Ellijay, Georgia Weather
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Ellijay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——79°55°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°61°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——86°63°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle19%—85°67°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers43%0.06″78°68°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle37%0.01″70°62°-8°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast27%—82°62°+12°
Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Ellijay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Ellijay
SPC has placed Ellijay in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.