Current weather · Sep 26, 5:39 PM EDT

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80°

SunnyFeels like 79° · Humidity 33%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · grid 89,70
High
85°
Low
51°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:24 AM
Sunset
7:25 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 5 PM80°79°48°33%0%NW3 mph9 mph5%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 6 PM77°77°49°37%0%NW2 mph8 mph10%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 7 PM73°73°49°43%0%N0 mph6 mph12%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 8 PM71°71°50°47%0%N0 mph5 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 9 PM67°67°50°55%0%N0 mph5 mph13%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 10 PM64°64°50°60%0%N0 mph5 mph24%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 11 PM63°63°52°67%0%N0 mph5 mph25%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 12 AM61°61°51°69%0%N0 mph5 mph22%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 1 AM60°60°51°71%0%N0 mph3 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 2 AM59°59°50°71%0%N0 mph3 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 3 AM58°58°50°75%0%N0 mph3 mph20%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 4 AM56°56°50°80%0%N0 mph3 mph20%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 5 AM55°55°50°81%0%N1 mph5 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 6 AM55°55°49°82%0%N1 mph5 mph10%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 7 AM54°54°49°81%0%NNE1 mph5 mph9%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 8 AM54°54°49°81%0%N1 mph5 mph12%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 9 AM59°59°50°71%0%NNE0 mph5 mph21%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 10 AM66°66°51°57%0%N0 mph5 mph18%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 11 AM70°70°52°51%0%N0 mph5 mph11%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 12 PM73°73°52°47%0%NW1 mph6 mph11%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 1 PM78°78°51°40%0%NW2 mph7 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 2 PM80°80°51°36%0%NW3 mph9 mph12%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 3 PM81°80°49°33%0%NW3 mph9 mph11%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 4 PM82°80°48°31%0%NW3 mph10 mph11%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 5 PM82°80°47°30%0%NW3 mph9 mph13%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 6 PM79°79°47°32%0%NW2 mph8 mph12%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 7 PM75°75°48°38%0%NW1 mph6 mph12%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 8 PM71°71°48°44%0%NW1 mph6 mph12%0.01 inHg—
Sun 9 PM66°66°48°52%0%NNW1 mph7 mph12%0.01 inHg—
Sun 10 PM63°63°48°57%0%WNW1 mph7 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Sun 11 PM61°61°48°62%0%WNW1 mph7 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Mon 12 AM60°60°48°65%0%NW1 mph7 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Mon 1 AM58°58°48°68%0%NW1 mph6 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Mon 2 AM57°57°47°70%0%NNW1 mph6 mph14%0.01 inHg—
Mon 3 AM56°56°48°74%0%N1 mph6 mph10%0.01 inHg—
Mon 4 AM55°55°48°77%0%N1 mph6 mph10%0.01 inHg—
Mon 5 AM54°54°48°79%0%N2 mph7 mph15%0.01 inHg—
Mon 6 AM54°54°48°81%0%N2 mph7 mph12%0.01 inHg—
Mon 7 AM54°54°48°81%0%NNE2 mph7 mph13%0.01 inHg—
Mon 8 AM54°54°49°83%0%N2 mph7 mph14%0.01 inHg—
Mon 9 AM58°58°51°78%0%NNE1 mph6 mph0%0.01 inHg—
Mon 10 AM64°64°53°66%0%NE1 mph6 mph4%0.01 inHg—
Mon 11 AM71°71°53°54%0%ENE1 mph6 mph9%0.01 inHg—
Mon 12 PM76°76°53°46%0%ENE1 mph6 mph8%0.01 inHg—
Mon 1 PM79°79°53°40%0%ENE0 mph5 mph8%0.01 inHg—
Mon 2 PM82°81°52°36%0%N0 mph5 mph8%0.01 inHg—
Mon 3 PM84°82°51°32%0%N0 mph5 mph8%0.01 inHg—
Mon 4 PM85°83°49°29%0%N0 mph5 mph9%0.01 inHg—

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 2:26 PM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2685°51°Sunny0%wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
  2. SunSep 2784°53°Sunny0%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  3. MonSep 2885°55°Sunny0%wind 2 mph
  4. TueSep 2990°59°Sunny0%wind 1 mph
  5. WedSep 3092°66°Sunny0%wind 2 mph · gusts 10 mph
  6. ThuOct 190°67°Sunny9%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  7. FriOct 289°68°Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers21%0.05 inwind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
  8. SatOct 387°68°54%0.29 inwind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
  9. SunOct 484°66°National Blend61%1.15 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  10. MonOct 582°62°National Blend45%0.41 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  11. TueOct 679°58°National Blend26%0.55 inwind 9 mph
  12. WedOct 7~66°59°Model mean0.60 in
  13. ThuOct 8~71°56°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~77°57°Model mean0.01 in
  15. SatOct 10~74°57°Model mean0.68 in
  16. SunOct 11~78°54°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like79°
  • WindNW 3 mphgusts 9 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity33%
  • Dew point48°
  • Pressure0.01 inHg
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise7:17 PMMoonset 7:16 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 2:00 PM 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 26—55°NWS grid 85° / 51°rain 0%wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
  2. SunSep 2784°53°NWS grid 84° / 53°rain 0%wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  3. MonSep 2885°56°NWS grid 85° / 55°rain 0%wind 2 mph
  4. TueSep 2990°61°NWS grid 90° / 59°rain 0%wind 1 mph
  5. WedSep 3092°66°NWS grid 92° / 66°rain 0%wind 2 mph · gusts 10 mph
  6. ThuOct 190°68°NWS grid 90° / 67°rain 9%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  7. FriOct 289°69°NWS grid 89° / 68°rain 27%thunder 10%0.05 inwind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
  8. SatOct 387°68°NWS grid 87° / 68°rain 57%thunder 18%0.60 inwind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
  9. SunOct 484°66°Beyond the NWS gridrain 61%1.15 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  10. MonOct 582°62°Beyond the NWS gridrain 45%0.41 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  11. TueOct 679°58°Beyond the NWS gridrain 26%0.55 inwind 9 mph
50°73°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

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

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2685° 51°83° 67°84° 56°87° 56°80° 54°~81° 54°
Sun Sep 2784° 53°87° 57°84° 57°84° 56°82° 57°~82° 54°
Mon Sep 2885° 55°85° 54°87° 55°88° 55°83° 56°~83° 55°
Tue Sep 2990° 59°—90° 58°89° 58°86° 58°~85° 56°
Wed Sep 3092° 66°—91° 62°91° 62°89° 62°~86° 62°
Thu Oct 190° 67°—91° 67°88° 66°0.03 in89° 67°~86° 66°
Fri Oct 289° 68°0.05 in—92° 68°88° 68°0.06 in~90° 67°~84° 72°0.24 in
Sat Oct 387° 68°0.29 in—91° 73°0.05 in86° 69°0.15 in~90° 69°~83° 74°0.60 in
Sun Oct 4——89° 71°0.12 in84° 70°0.39 in~87° 72°0.10 in~84° 74°0.61 in
Mon Oct 5——81° 59°0.16 in80° 69°0.56 in~80° 73°0.25 in~78° 73°0.69 in
Tue Oct 6——~63° 55°0.30 in~67° 64°0.07 in~74° 70°0.02 in~76° 68°1.08 in
Wed Oct 7——~55° 53°1.60 in—~73° 60°~69° 64°0.21 in
Thu Oct 8——~61° 53°—~78° 54°~74° 61°
Fri Oct 9——~74° 58°—~82° 54°0.04 in~75° 59°
Sat Oct 10——~75° 55°—~71° 64°2.05 in~76° 53°
Sun Oct 11——~78° 54°—~71° 70°0.03 in~56° 53°

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 Sun Oct 11, 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 2683° / 58°99° (1984)36° (1967)no outlookno outlook
Oct 380° / 56°99° (1954)33° (1974)40% chance above normal · days 6 to 1050% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1077° / 53°91° (1939)32° (1978)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1778° / 49°93° (1984)28° (1974)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2477° / 51°92° (1984)24° (1952)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 3174° / 45°90° (2016)20° (1954)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 769° / 41°87° (1924)20° (1976)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1468° / 38°87° (1958)20° (1914)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2166° / 39°82° (1943)10° (1950)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2868° / 38°82° (1973)15° (1944)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 562° / 33°83° (1998)2° (2006)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1258° / 35°82° (1971)3° (1962)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1957° / 34°81° (1984)10° (1901)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
SaturdayFair8:47 PM to 6:03 AM6 of 9None100%Fair1 mph
SundayFair8:46 PM to 6:03 AM9 of 9None98%Good2 mph
MondayFair8:44 PM to 6:04 AM9 of 9None94%Fair0 mph
TuesdayFair8:43 PM to 6:05 AM9 of 9None87%Fair1 h0 mph
WednesdayFair8:42 PM to 6:06 AM9 of 91 h from 9:00 PM80%Poor4 h2 mph
ThursdayPoor8:40 PM to 6:06 AM0 of 9None70%6 h2 mph
FridayPoor8:39 PM to 6:07 AM0 of 9None60%7 h0 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
Sat7:00 AM to 7:09 AM7:09 AM to 7:57 AM6:52 PM to 7:40 PM7:40 PM to 7:49 PM
Sun7:00 AM to 7:10 AM7:10 AM to 7:58 AM6:51 PM to 7:38 PM7:38 PM to 7:48 PM
Mon7:01 AM to 7:11 AM7:11 AM to 7:59 AM6:49 PM to 7:37 PM7:37 PM to 7:47 PM
Tue7:02 AM to 7:11 AM7:11 AM to 7:59 AM6:48 PM to 7:36 PM7:36 PM to 7:45 PM
Wed7:02 AM to 7:12 AM7:12 AM to 8:00 AM6:46 PM to 7:34 PM7:34 PM to 7:44 PM
Thu7:03 AM to 7:13 AM7:13 AM to 8:01 AM6:45 PM to 7:33 PM7:33 PM to 7:43 PM
Fri7:04 AM to 7:13 AM7:13 AM to 8:02 AM6:44 PM to 7:32 PM7:32 PM to 7:41 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:24 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:25 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:17 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:16 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% 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: good to fly. Next good stretch: Sat 5 PM to 7 PM, 2 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:54 AM to sunrise 7:24 AM, and sunset 7:25 PM to 7:55 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 5 PMGood34100%10 mi80°nothing against it
Sat 6 PMGood2380%10 mi77°nothing against it
Sat 7 PMCaution0060%10 mi73°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMCaution0050%10 mi71°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMCaution0050%10 mi67°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMCaution0050%10 mi64°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMCaution0050%10 mi63°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMCaution0050%10 mi61°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMCaution0030%10 mi60°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMCaution0030%10 mi59°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMCaution0030%10 mi58°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMCaution0030%10 mi56°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMCaution1580%10 mi55°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMCaution1580%10 mi55°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMCaution1150%10 mi54°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMGood1150%10 mi54°nothing against it
Sun 9 AMGood0050%10 mi59°nothing against it
Sun 10 AMGood0050%10 mi66°nothing against it
Sun 11 AMGood0050%10 mi70°nothing against it
Sun 12 PMGood1160%10 mi73°nothing against it
Sun 1 PMGood2370%10 mi78°nothing against it
Sun 2 PMGood34100%10 mi80°nothing against it
Sun 3 PMGood34100%10 mi81°nothing against it
Sun 4 PMGood34110%10 mi82°nothing against it

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

  • Thu 12 PM to 8 PM 8 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Fri 12 PM to 5 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in32%3 mph6 d
SundayDry0%0.00 in30%3 mph5 d
MondayDry0%0.00 in29%2 mph4 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in27%1 mph3 d
WednesdayDry0%0.00 in37%2 mph2 d
ThursdayDry5%0.00 in47%6 mph1 dGood
FridayShowers possible21%0.05 in54%5 mph
SaturdayWet51%0.29 in61%5 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 Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best11:59 PM to 1:59 AM12:21 PM to 2:21 PM6:46 AM to 7:46 AM6:47 PM to 7:47 PM 100%7:24 AM, 7:25 PM
Sun Best12:44 AM to 2:44 AM1:08 PM to 3:08 PM7:50 AM to 8:50 AM7:17 PM to 8:17 PM 99%7:25 AM, 7:23 PM
Mon Good1:32 AM to 3:32 AM1:58 PM to 3:58 PM8:57 AM to 9:57 AM7:51 PM to 8:51 PM 95%7:26 AM, 7:22 PM
Tue Fair2:24 AM to 4:24 AM2:52 PM to 4:52 PM10:07 AM to 11:07 AM8:30 PM to 9:30 PM 90%7:27 AM, 7:21 PM
Wed Poor3:20 AM to 5:20 AM3:50 PM to 5:50 PM11:18 AM to 12:18 PM9:17 PM to 10:17 PM 83%7:27 AM, 7:19 PM
Thu Fair4:20 AM to 6:20 AM4:52 PM to 6:52 PM12:28 PM to 1:28 PM10:13 PM to 11:13 PM 74%7:28 AM, 7:18 PM
Fri Fair5:23 AM to 7:23 AM5:54 PM to 7:54 PM1:33 PM to 2:33 PM11:17 PM to 12:17 AM 64%7:29 AM, 7:17 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. This Afternoon85° · NW 5 mph

    Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

  2. Tonight54° · 0 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 0 mph.

  3. Sunday84° · N 0–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  4. Sunday Night53° · 0 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 0 mph.

  5. Monday85° · 0 mph

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

  6. Monday Night55° · 0 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

  7. Tuesday90° · 0 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 90.

  8. Tuesday Night59° · 0 mph

    Clear, with a low around 59.

  9. Wednesday92° · 0 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 92.

  10. Wednesday Night66° · 0 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

  11. Thursday90° · 5% · SE 0–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 90.

  12. Thursday Night67° · 11% · SE 0–5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

  13. Friday89° · 21% · SE 0–5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  14. Friday Night68° · 21% · 0 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · issued Sep 26, 3:01 PM 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 cooler airmass will remain in place through the weekend with highs in the 70s to low 80s.

Dry conditions are expected through the middle of next week.

Warming trend back to above normal temperatures from early to mid next week.

Short Term

300 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(This evening through Sunday)

The sensible weather today and Sunday will be driven by a vertically stacked low pressure system lingering near the New England Coast and upper level ridging amplifying over the Great Plains. Georgia will remain underneath northwesterly flow between these two features, which will continue to bring dry, Canadian continental air into the region. No rain is expected as long as this pattern remains in place. Temperatures this afternoon are expected to peak in the upper 70s to low 80s across all but the far northeastern mountains (low to mid 70s) under mostly sunny skies. Strong diurnal mixing will allow dewpoints in portions of east-central Georgia to drop into the low to mid 40s compared to upper 40s to low 50s elsewhere across the area. Relative humidity values in this area could reach as low as 25% for an hour or two this afternoon.

Conditions will be cool and crisp overnight, with clear skies aiding in radiational cooling. Low temperatures early Sunday morning are expected to range from the upper 40s in far northeast Georgia to the upper 50s in south-central Georgia. Another shot of dry will be pulled into the region on the back side of the low during the daytime on Sunday, dropping dewpoints into the low to mid 40s and precipitable water values to between 0.4-0.6" areawide by the afternoon. Temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than today areawide, so a few locations may also see RH values near 25% for an hour or two on Sunday afternoon, though not for long enough to warrant a Fire Danger Statement at this time.

Long Term

300 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Monday morning through next Friday)

Pleasant conditions will start off the long term as we begin the work week. Temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s for much of the CWA as the high pressure begins to break down and winds become more southerly.

As we approach the weekend, the ridge will begin to break down and southerly flow will begin to pull moisture back into the CWA. This will bring chances for thunderstorms back up to between 25-35% during the afternoon, though temperatures should remain moderated to the upper 80s and lower 90s. While widespread severe weather doens't appear likely this weekend given the weak dynamics out a head of a strong low, we'll need to keep an eye on early next week as a more potent trough exits the southwest.

Aviation

139 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(18Z TAFS)

VFR conditions are anticipated to persist through the period, with a FEW cu between 050-060 this afternoon and Sunday afternoon. Winds have come up on the NW side and are expected to be 5-8 kts through the afternoon. Winds are forecast to be light and variable after 01-02Z, becoming NW at 6-10 kts after 16Z on Sunday.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update... High confidence on all elements.

King

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

Athens 53 82 53 83 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 57 81 56 84 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 48 76 48 78 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 52 80 51 84 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 58 85 56 86 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 54 82 54 82 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 56 85 54 87 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 53 81 52 84 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 54 83 53 85 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 57 86 56 87 / 0 0 0 0

FFC Watches / Warnings / Advisories

None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 26, 12:09 PM 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
1209 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

$$

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 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 30Under 0.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.25 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, Milledgeville

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around March 25 and the first fall freeze around November 9: a growing season of about 231 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 29; one spring in ten still has one after April 9.

Climate of 33.31, -83.39: 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.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max72°73°75°78°82°83°83°81°
Heat index max79°80°83°87°92°94°93°91°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%0%0%5%8%12%
Visibility min10 mi10 mi
Pressure min0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg
Mixing height max5,400 ft4,600 ft5,400 ft
Transport wind max8 mph8 mph7 mph
Twenty-foot wind max2 mph3 mph2 mph
Davis stability index max323
Atmospheric dispersion index max524631
Dispersion index max524631
Low visibility risk max565
Stability max666

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Milledgeville (MLJ) · 14 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
Sat Sep 2685° / 51°82° / 59°98° (1931)41° (1990)
Sun Sep 2784° / 53°82° / 60°99° (1984)45° (1990)
Mon Sep 2885° / 55°81° / 60°96° (1904)42° (1983)
Tue Sep 2990° / 59°83° / 58°95° (1941)41° (1909)
Wed Sep 3092° / 66°81° / 56°96° (1904)36° (1967)
Thu Oct 190° / 67°80° / 55°95° (1926)37° (1967)
Fri Oct 289° / 68°80° / 54°95° (1927)37° (1984)
Sat Oct 387° / 68°80° / 55°93° (1926)36° (1984)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat7:00 AM7:24 AM7:25 PM7:49 PM12 h 1 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun7:00 AM7:25 AM7:23 PM7:48 PM11 h 58 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon7:01 AM7:26 AM7:22 PM7:47 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:02 AM7:27 AM7:21 PM7:45 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:02 AM7:27 AM7:19 PM7:44 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu7:03 AM7:28 AM7:18 PM7:43 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri7:04 AM7:29 AM7:17 PM7:41 PM11 h 48 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:05 AM7:29 AM7:15 PM7:40 PM11 h 46 min Last quarter · 54% 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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