Current weather · Sep 27, 6:14 AM EDT

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56°

SunnyFeels like 56° · Humidity 79%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · grid 112,58
High
85°
Low
55°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:23 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sun 6 AM56°56°50°79%0%NE1 mph6 mph18%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 7 AM56°56°49°78%0%NE1 mph6 mph17%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 8 AM56°56°49°78%0%NE2 mph7 mph17%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 9 AM60°60°50°69%0%ENE1 mph6 mph21%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 10 AM67°67°50°55%0%ENE1 mph5 mph21%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 11 AM72°72°51°47%0%ENE1 mph5 mph22%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 12 PM75°75°50°41%0%WNW1 mph5 mph26%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 1 PM79°79°50°35%0%W2 mph7 mph31%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 2 PM81°80°49°33%0%WNW3 mph9 mph30%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 3 PM82°80°48°31%0%WNW2 mph9 mph23%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 4 PM83°81°47°29%0%WNW2 mph9 mph21%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 5 PM82°80°47°30%0%NW2 mph8 mph15%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 6 PM80°79°47°32%0%NW2 mph8 mph13%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 7 PM76°76°48°37%0%NW1 mph7 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 8 PM71°71°49°46%0%N0 mph6 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 9 PM68°68°50°52%0%N0 mph5 mph13%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 10 PM66°66°50°58%0%N0 mph3 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 11 PM64°64°50°62%0%N0 mph3 mph10%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 12 AM62°62°50°65%0%N0 mph3 mph7%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 1 AM60°60°50°67%0%N0 mph3 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 2 AM59°59°49°71%0%N0 mph5 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 3 AM58°58°49°73%0%N0 mph5 mph6%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 4 AM56°56°48°75%0%NNE1 mph6 mph5%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 5 AM56°56°48°75%0%NE2 mph7 mph4%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 6 AM55°55°48°76%0%NE2 mph7 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 7 AM55°55°48°76%0%NE2 mph7 mph10%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 8 AM55°55°48°77%0%NE2 mph7 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Mon 9 AM60°60°49°67%0%ENE2 mph7 mph14%0.01 inHg—
Mon 10 AM67°67°50°54%0%ENE2 mph7 mph19%0.01 inHg—
Mon 11 AM72°72°50°46%0%E2 mph7 mph15%0.01 inHg—
Mon 12 PM77°77°50°38%0%E1 mph6 mph13%0.01 inHg—
Mon 1 PM80°80°49°34%0%N0 mph5 mph12%0.01 inHg—
Mon 2 PM82°80°48°31%0%N0 mph3 mph12%0.01 inHg—
Mon 3 PM84°82°47°28%0%N0 mph3 mph10%0.01 inHg—
Mon 4 PM82°81°46°29%0%N0 mph3 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Mon 5 PM82°80°46°29%0%N0 mph3 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Mon 6 PM80°79°47°32%0%N0 mph5 mph15%0.01 inHg—
Mon 7 PM74°74°48°41%0%N0 mph3 mph17%0.01 inHg—
Mon 8 PM71°71°50°46%0%N0 mph3 mph17%0.01 inHg—
Mon 9 PM68°68°50°52%0%N0 mph3 mph1%0.01 inHg—
Mon 10 PM66°66°51°58%0%N0 mph3 mph7%0.01 inHg—
Mon 11 PM64°64°51°63%0%N0 mph3 mph13%0.01 inHg—
Tue 12 AM62°62°50°65%0%N0 mph3 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Tue 1 AM61°61°50°66%0%N0 mph3 mph9%0.01 inHg—
Tue 2 AM60°60°49°66%0%N0 mph3 mph7%0.01 inHg—
Tue 3 AM59°59°49°68%0%N0 mph3 mph8%0.01 inHg—
Tue 4 AM58°58°49°71%0%N0 mph5 mph9%0.01 inHg—
Tue 5 AM57°57°49°74%0%N0 mph5 mph9%0.01 inHg—

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 27, 2:26 AM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2785°55°Sunny0%wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
  2. MonSep 2885°55°Sunny0%wind 2 mph
  3. TueSep 2988°61°Sunny0%wind 2 mph
  4. WedSep 3090°65°Sunny1%wind 3 mph · gusts 14 mph
  5. ThuOct 190°66°Sunny6%wind 5 mph · gusts 13 mph
  6. FriOct 290°68°Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers18%wind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
  7. SatOct 388°68°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms52%0.45 inwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  8. SunOct 485°67°53%0.25 inwind 6 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. MonOct 582°64°National Blend54%0.76 inwind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
  10. TueOct 678°59°National Blend36%0.40 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  11. WedOct 7~78°65°Model mean0.01 in
  12. ThuOct 8~76°57°Model mean
  13. FriOct 9~77°61°Model mean
  14. SatOct 10~70°54°Model mean0.03 in
  15. SunOct 11~72°49°Model mean
  16. MonOct 12~74°51°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like56°
  • WindCalmgusts 6 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity79%
  • Dew point50°
  • Pressure0.01 inHg
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
  • Moonrise7:45 PMMoonset 8:18 AM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous99% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 27, 2:00 AM EDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 2785°55°NWS grid 85° / 55°rain 0%wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
  2. MonSep 2885°56°NWS grid 85° / 55°rain 0%wind 2 mph
  3. TueSep 2988°62°NWS grid 88° / 61°rain 0%wind 2 mph
  4. WedSep 3090°66°NWS grid 90° / 65°rain 1%wind 3 mph · gusts 14 mph
  5. ThuOct 190°67°NWS grid 90° / 66°rain 8%wind 5 mph · gusts 13 mph
  6. FriOct 290°69°NWS grid 90° / 68°rain 19%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  7. SatOct 388°68°NWS grid 88° / 68°rain 58%0.51 inwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  8. SunOct 485°67°NWS grid 85° / 67°rain 56%thunder 14%0.26 inwind 6 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. MonOct 582°64°Beyond the NWS gridrain 54%0.76 inwind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
  10. TueOct 678°59°Beyond the NWS gridrain 36%0.40 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  11. WedOct 778°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 21%0.25 inwind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
50°73°95°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 27, 2:00 AM EDT · GFS Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

50°73°95°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2785° 55°86° 55°85° 59°83° 58°84° 58°~82° 54°
Mon Sep 2885° 55°88° 58°86° 58°85° 58°85° 59°~82° 55°
Tue Sep 2988° 61°~69° 66°91° 62°88° 61°87° 60°~85° 57°
Wed Sep 3090° 65°—91° 66°89° 65°89° 65°~86° 63°
Thu Oct 190° 66°—86° 66°87° 67°0.02 in88° 66°~87° 65°
Fri Oct 290° 68°—86° 70°0.02 in88° 69°0.10 in90° 69°0.02 in~86° 72°0.24 in
Sat Oct 388° 68°0.45 in—89° 68°85° 71°0.27 in~82° 73°0.37 in~81° 74°0.96 in
Sun Oct 485° 67°0.25 in—79° 63°0.35 in81° 70°0.38 in~79° 73°0.64 in~75° 71°0.81 in
Mon Oct 5——84° 64°0.46 in81° 69°0.45 in~77° 73°0.41 in~81° 71°0.63 in
Tue Oct 6——75° 55°74° 65°0.15 in~84° 71°0.10 in~78° 73°0.90 in
Wed Oct 7——~73° 54°—~85° 71°0.01 in~77° 71°0.02 in
Thu Oct 8——~74° 56°—~79° 71°0.12 in~78° 58°
Fri Oct 9——~78° 57°—~75° 63°0.03 in~77° 62°
Sat Oct 10——~75° 59°0.10 in—~69° 51°~68° 53°
Sun Oct 11——~70° 48°0.02 in—~73° 49°~71° 50°
Mon Oct 12——~74° 51°———

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Milledgeville (MLJ) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Mon Oct 12, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean40%warmer 40% · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2781° / 56°99° (1984)36° (1967)no outlookno outlook
Oct 480° / 55°99° (1954)33° (1974)near normal most likely · days 8 to 1440% chance above normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 1178° / 53°91° (2014)32° (1978)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1875° / 47°93° (1984)28° (1974)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2575° / 48°92° (1984)24° (1952)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 172° / 43°90° (2016)20° (1954)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 869° / 39°87° (1924)20° (1976)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1567° / 37°87° (1958)20° (1914)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2265° / 39°82° (2011)10° (1950)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2965° / 35°82° (1990)15° (1944)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 661° / 35°83° (1998)2° (2006)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1361° / 35°82° (1971)3° (1962)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 2059° / 37°81° (1984)1° (1983)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayGoodhot
  • HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightGoodbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayHighwarm
  • TickstodayHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayModeratewarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated fair.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SundayFair8:43 PM to 6:01 AM9 of 9None98%Good2 mph
MondayFair8:42 PM to 6:02 AM9 of 9None94%Good0 mph
TuesdayFair8:40 PM to 6:03 AM9 of 9None87%Fair1 h1 mph
WednesdayFair8:39 PM to 6:03 AM9 of 91 h from 9:00 PM80%Poor4 h3 mph
ThursdayFair8:38 PM to 6:04 AM9 of 92 h from 9:00 PM70%Poor5 h3 mph
FridayPoor8:36 PM to 6:05 AM0 of 9None60%6 h1 mph
SaturdayPoor8:35 PM to 6:06 AM0 of 9None50%7 h2 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sun6:58 AM to 7:08 AM7:08 AM to 7:55 AM6:48 PM to 7:36 PM7:36 PM to 7:46 PM
Mon6:59 AM to 7:08 AM7:08 AM to 7:56 AM6:47 PM to 7:35 PM7:35 PM to 7:44 PM
Tue6:59 AM to 7:09 AM7:09 AM to 7:57 AM6:46 PM to 7:33 PM7:33 PM to 7:43 PM
Wed7:00 AM to 7:10 AM7:10 AM to 7:58 AM6:44 PM to 7:32 PM7:32 PM to 7:42 PM
Thu7:01 AM to 7:10 AM7:10 AM to 7:58 AM6:43 PM to 7:31 PM7:31 PM to 7:40 PM
Fri7:01 AM to 7:11 AM7:11 AM to 7:59 AM6:42 PM to 7:29 PM7:29 PM to 7:39 PM
Sat7:02 AM to 7:12 AM7:12 AM to 8:00 AM6:40 PM to 7:28 PM7:28 PM to 7:38 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:23 AM, 92° E
  • SS Sunset 7:21 PM, 268° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:45 PM, 76° ENE
  • MS Moonset 8:18 AM, 281° W
  • Waning gibbous, 99% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: fly with caution (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:53 AM to sunrise 7:23 AM, and sunset 7:21 PM to 7:51 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sun6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sun 6 AMCaution1590%10 mi56°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMCaution1160%10 mi56°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMGood2370%10 mi56°nothing against it
Sun 9 AMGood1160%10 mi60°nothing against it
Sun 10 AMGood1150%10 mi67°nothing against it
Sun 11 AMGood1150%10 mi72°nothing against it
Sun 12 PMGood1150%10 mi75°nothing against it
Sun 1 PMGood2370%10 mi79°nothing against it
Sun 2 PMGood34100%10 mi81°nothing against it
Sun 3 PMGood23100%10 mi82°nothing against it
Sun 4 PMGood23100%10 mi83°nothing against it
Sun 5 PMGood2380%10 mi82°nothing against it
Sun 6 PMGood2380%10 mi80°nothing against it
Sun 7 PMCaution15100%10 mi76°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMCaution0060%10 mi71°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMCaution0050%10 mi68°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 10 PMCaution0030%10 mi66°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 11 PMCaution0030%10 mi64°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 12 AMCaution0030%10 mi62°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 1 AMCaution0030%10 mi60°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 2 AMCaution0050%10 mi59°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 3 AMCaution0050%10 mi58°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 4 AMCaution1590%10 mi56°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 5 AMCaution29140%10 mi56°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Wed 5 PM to 7 PM 2 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Wed 9 PM to Thu 1 AM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 12 PM to 8 PM 8 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Thu 10 PM to Fri 12 AM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 3 PM to 6 PM 3 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
Sun6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SundayDry0%0.00 in29%3 mph6 d
MondayDry0%0.00 in28%2 mph5 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in29%2 mph4 d
WednesdayDry0%0.00 in38%3 mph3 d
ThursdayDry6%0.00 in43%5 mph2 d
FridayDry18%0.00 in48%3 mph1 d
SaturdayWet52%0.45 in56%5 mph
SundayWet53%0.25 in64%6 mph

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Sunday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sun Best12:42 AM to 2:42 AM1:05 PM to 3:05 PM7:48 AM to 8:48 AM7:15 PM to 8:15 PM 99%7:23 AM, 7:21 PM
Mon Good1:30 AM to 3:30 AM1:55 PM to 3:55 PM8:54 AM to 9:54 AM7:49 PM to 8:49 PM 95%7:23 AM, 7:20 PM
Tue Fair2:22 AM to 4:22 AM2:49 PM to 4:49 PM10:04 AM to 11:04 AM8:29 PM to 9:29 PM 90%7:24 AM, 7:18 PM
Wed Poor3:18 AM to 5:18 AM3:48 PM to 5:48 PM11:15 AM to 12:15 PM9:16 PM to 10:16 PM 83%7:25 AM, 7:17 PM
Thu Fair4:18 AM to 6:18 AM4:49 PM to 6:49 PM12:25 PM to 1:25 PM10:12 PM to 11:12 PM 74%7:25 AM, 7:16 PM
Fri Fair5:21 AM to 7:21 AM5:52 PM to 7:52 PM1:30 PM to 2:30 PM11:16 PM to 12:16 AM 64%7:26 AM, 7:14 PM
Sat Fair6:23 AM to 8:23 AM6:53 PM to 8:53 PM2:26 PM to 3:26 PM 54%7:27 AM, 7:13 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Today85° · NW 0–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

  2. Tonight55° · 0 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 0 mph.

  3. Monday85° · 0 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

  4. Monday Night55° · 0 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Wind around 0 mph.

  5. Tuesday88° · 0 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

  6. Tuesday Night61° · 0 mph

    Clear, with a low around 61.

  7. Wednesday90° · SE 0–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 90.

  8. Wednesday Night65° · 1% · SE 0–5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

  9. Thursday90° · 6% · E 0–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 90.

  10. Thursday Night66° · 6% · SE 0–5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

  11. Friday90° · 18% · SE 0–5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  12. Friday Night68° · 18% · 0 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  13. Saturday88° · 52% · SE 0–5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  14. Saturday Night68° · 52% · SE 0–5 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · issued Sep 27, 2:43 AM EDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

A mild airmass will remain in place today with highs in the low to mid 80s.

Dry conditions are expected through the middle of the week, with rain chances returning by late week.

Warming trend back to summerlike temperatures from early to mid week.

Short Term

219 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

(Today through Monday)

North and Central GA will see another few days of 'false Fall' as a dry and seasonable airmass remains over the area through Monday. The drivers of this setup are a mid-level ridge over the South- Central US and a powerful stacked low over the Northeast US. The northerly flow between these systems will reinforce a dry airmass over Georgia featuring well below normal PWAT values (~0.5") and dewpoints (mid to upper 40s). Under mostly clear skies and light winds, overnight low temperatures will fall to the low to mid 50s for most areas. With daytime heating and mixing, temperatures will gradually climb to the low to mid 80s each afternoon and feature a light northwest breeze.

Long Term

219 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

(Monday night through Saturday)

The main takeaways of the long-term period are a warm-up, plus rain chances returning on Friday and Saturday.

Our current dry airmass will remain in place through Wednesday. In fact, relative humidity may fall to a near-critical threshold for hazardous fire weather conditions on Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday will bring an amplifying subtropical ridge over the Southeast. Subsidence associated with this area of high pressure and continued dry air will make for essentially zero PoPs through Thursday. Meanwhile, high temperatures will return to the upper 80s and lower 90s (outside of the mountains, where highs in the 70s are forecasted). Low temperatures will return to the mid-60s to upper 60s essentially area-wide.

Moisture is progged to increase on Friday and Saturday as the subtropical high weakens/shifts eastward and low-/mid-level flow off of the Gulf and Atlantic spreads inland. This setup will bring the return of isolated to scattered showers and storms both days. The synoptic pattern at the end of the period and AI NWP Convective Hazard Forecasts from NCAR lack signals for severe weather potential. Rain could moderate the temperatures across parts of the area and keep highs in the lower 80s to mid-80s both days.

Aviation

125 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

(06Z TAFS)

VFR conditions through the period with only some high cirrus and fair wx afternoon CU. Winds light and variable this morning, increasing to around 6-10kts out of the NW during the afternoon.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...

High confidence on all elements.

Culver

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

Athens 82 53 83 54 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 81 56 84 57 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 76 48 78 51 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 80 51 84 52 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 85 56 86 57 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 82 54 82 56 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 85 54 87 56 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 81 52 84 51 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 83 53 85 53 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 86 56 87 60 / 0 0 0 0

FFC Watches / Warnings / Advisories

None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 27, 3:02 AM EDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
302 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

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The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sun Oct 4No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Tue Sep 29Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 30–Oct 1Under 0.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 2–Oct 30.50 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation50% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 10

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D1 Moderate drought

Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Sandersville

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around March 19 and the first fall freeze around November 13: a growing season of about 241 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by November 1; one spring in ten still has one after April 6.

Climate of 32.98, -82.81: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 32 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSunMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor2 · Moderate2 · Moderate1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max73°74°77°80°81°82°81°78°
Heat index max81°82°85°89°90°91°90°86°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%1%5%9%17%12%
Visibility min10 mi10 mi
Pressure min0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg
Mixing height max5,300 ft5,900 ft7,300 ft
Transport wind max8 mph9 mph8 mph
Twenty-foot wind max2 mph2 mph2 mph
Davis stability index max333
Atmospheric dispersion index max463240
Dispersion index max463240
Low visibility risk max544
Stability max666

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Milledgeville (MLJ) · 28 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sun Sep 2785° / 55°82° / 60°99° (1984)45° (1990)
Mon Sep 2885° / 55°81° / 60°96° (1904)42° (1983)
Tue Sep 2988° / 61°83° / 58°95° (1941)41° (1909)
Wed Sep 3090° / 65°81° / 56°96° (1904)36° (1967)
Thu Oct 190° / 66°80° / 55°95° (1926)37° (1967)
Fri Oct 290° / 68°80° / 54°95° (1927)37° (1984)
Sat Oct 388° / 68°80° / 55°93° (1926)36° (1984)
Sun Oct 485° / 67°81° / 56°94° (1911)34° (1974)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sun6:58 AM7:23 AM7:21 PM7:46 PM11 h 58 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:59 AM7:23 AM7:20 PM7:44 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:59 AM7:24 AM7:18 PM7:43 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:00 AM7:25 AM7:17 PM7:42 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu7:01 AM7:25 AM7:16 PM7:40 PM11 h 51 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri7:01 AM7:26 AM7:14 PM7:39 PM11 h 48 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:02 AM7:27 AM7:13 PM7:38 PM11 h 46 min Last quarter · 54% lit
Sun7:03 AM7:28 AM7:12 PM7:36 PM11 h 44 min Last quarter · 43% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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