Current weather · Sep 28, 3:52 PM EDT

33.7840, -85.1610

79°

SunnyFeels like 79° · Humidity 32%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · grid 22,86
High
80°
Low
49°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:33 AM
Sunset
7:29 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
Mon 3 PM79°79°47°32%0%N3 mph8 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 4 PM79°79°47°32%0%N3 mph9 mph14%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 5 PM78°78°47°32%0%N3 mph8 mph15%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 6 PM76°76°47°36%0%N2 mph8 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 7 PM71°71°48°44%0%N2 mph7 mph18%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 8 PM67°67°49°53%0%N1 mph6 mph18%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 9 PM64°64°49°58%0%N1 mph6 mph12%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 10 PM62°62°48°60%0%N2 mph6 mph9%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 11 PM60°60°48°63%0%NNE2 mph7 mph8%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 12 AM59°59°48°66%0%NNE1 mph6 mph7%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 1 AM57°57°47°69%0%NNE1 mph5 mph5%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 2 AM57°57°48°72%0%NE1 mph5 mph4%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 3 AM55°55°47°75%0%NE1 mph3 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 4 AM55°55°47°76%0%NE1 mph3 mph3%0.01 inHg9 mi
Tue 5 AM54°54°47°78%0%ENE1 mph5 mph3%0.01 inHg9 mi
Tue 6 AM53°53°47°80%0%ENE1 mph5 mph3%0.01 inHg9 mi
Tue 7 AM53°53°47°80%0%E1 mph5 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 8 AM53°53°48°84%0%E2 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 9 AM58°58°50°76%0%E2 mph7 mph1%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 10 AM67°67°52°59%0%ESE2 mph7 mph1%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 11 AM73°73°53°50%0%ESE3 mph7 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 12 PM77°77°52°42%0%SE2 mph7 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 1 PM80°79°51°36%0%ESE2 mph6 mph4%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 2 PM81°80°50°34%0%E2 mph6 mph4%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 3 PM83°81°50°32%0%E2 mph6 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 4 PM82°81°50°33%0%E1 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 5 PM82°81°51°34%0%E1 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 6 PM80°80°52°37%0%E1 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 7 PM74°74°53°47%0%E1 mph5 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 8 PM69°69°53°56%0%E1 mph6 mph4%0.01 inHg—
Tue 9 PM67°67°53°61%0%E1 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg—
Tue 10 PM65°65°52°63%0%E1 mph6 mph3%0.01 inHg—
Tue 11 PM64°64°51°62%0%E2 mph7 mph3%0.01 inHg—
Wed 12 AM63°63°50°63%0%ESE2 mph7 mph2%0.01 inHg—
Wed 1 AM62°62°50°66%0%ESE2 mph7 mph1%0.01 inHg—
Wed 2 AM61°61°50°67%0%ESE2 mph8 mph1%0.01 inHg—
Wed 3 AM61°61°50°68%0%ESE3 mph9 mph1%0.01 inHg—
Wed 4 AM60°60°51°70%0%ESE3 mph9 mph1%0.01 inHg—
Wed 5 AM59°59°51°75%0%E3 mph10 mph1%0.01 inHg—
Wed 6 AM59°59°52°79%0%ESE5 mph10 mph2%0.01 inHg—
Wed 7 AM58°58°54°85%0%ESE5 mph10 mph2%0.01 inHg—
Wed 8 AM58°58°56°90%0%ESE5 mph10 mph4%0.01 inHg—
Wed 9 AM62°62°60°93%0%ESE5 mph10 mph2%0.01 inHg—
Wed 10 AM68°68°63°84%0%ESE5 mph10 mph7%0.01 inHg—
Wed 11 AM75°75°65°70%0%SE5 mph12 mph11%0.01 inHg—
Wed 12 PM80°82°65°61%0%SE6 mph12 mph13%0.01 inHg—
Wed 1 PM83°84°64°53%0%SSE6 mph12 mph16%0.01 inHg—
Wed 2 PM85°86°63°48%0%SSE6 mph12 mph18%0.01 inHg—

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 28, 2:27 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 2880°49°Sunny0%wind 3 mph · gusts 9 mph
  2. TueSep 2984°58°Sunny0%wind 3 mph
  3. WedSep 3087°63°Sunny0%wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  4. ThuOct 186°65°Sunny3%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  5. FriOct 286°67°Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms46%0.13 inwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  6. SatOct 383°67°Rain Showers Likely62%0.91 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  7. SunOct 478°64°Rain Showers Likely69%1.27 inwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  8. MonOct 574°58°49%0.85 inwind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
  9. TueOct 675°60°National Blend36%0.60 inwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. WedOct 775°59°National Blend30%0.28 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. ThuOct 877°57°National Blend15%0.24 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  12. FriOct 9~76°53°Model mean
  13. SatOct 10~74°53°Model mean
  14. SunOct 11~75°52°Model mean
  15. MonOct 12~77°54°Model mean
  16. TueOct 13~82°59°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like79°
  • WindN 3 mphgusts 8 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity32%
  • Dew point47°
  • Pressure0.01 inHg
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise8:27 PMMoonset 9:36 AM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous95% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 28, 8:00 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 2883°54°NWS grid 80° / 49°rain 0%wind 5 mph
  2. TueSep 2986°62°NWS grid 84° / 58°rain 0%wind 2 mph
  3. WedSep 3087°66°NWS grid 87° / 63°rain 0%wind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  4. ThuOct 188°67°NWS grid 86° / 65°rain 6%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  5. FriOct 288°68°NWS grid 86° / 67°rain 45%thunder 19%0.15 inwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  6. SatOct 385°68°NWS grid 83° / 67°rain 53%thunder 26%0.67 inwind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
  7. SunOct 481°66°NWS grid 78° / 64°rain 60%thunder 18%0.66 inwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  8. MonOct 578°63°NWS grid 74° / 58°rain 56%thunder 12%0.90 inwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  9. TueOct 675°60°Beyond the NWS gridrain 36%0.60 inwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. WedOct 775°59°Beyond the NWS gridrain 30%0.28 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. ThuOct 877°57°Beyond the NWS gridrain 15%0.24 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
50°73°95°TueWedThuFriSatSunMon

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 28, 8:00 AM EDT · GFS Sep 28, 8:00 AM EDT · GEFS Sep 28, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 28, 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°TueWedThuFriSatSunMon

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2880° 49°79° 49°79° 52°78° 53°79° 55°~78° 52°
Tue Sep 2984° 58°83° 55°83° 55°83° 54°83° 56°~82° 53°
Wed Sep 3087° 63°65° 60°87° 59°85° 58°85° 61°~84° 58°
Thu Oct 186° 65°—86° 66°85° 64°86° 66°~85° 65°
Fri Oct 286° 67°0.13 in—80° 68°0.35 in83° 67°0.18 in86° 68°0.02 in~81° 70°0.35 in
Sat Oct 383° 67°0.91 in—76° 68°0.74 in80° 69°0.36 in75° 70°0.38 in~78° 73°0.81 in
Sun Oct 478° 64°1.27 in—76° 67°0.28 in74° 68°0.61 in~76° 69°0.87 in~78° 72°0.70 in
Mon Oct 574° 58°0.85 in—75° 60°0.03 in73° 64°0.40 in~77° 65°0.07 in~76° 68°0.02 in
Tue Oct 6——77° 56°0.02 in68° 59°0.22 in~73° 62°~70° 55°
Wed Oct 7——68° 57°66° 55°0.45 in~73° 60°~71° 49°
Thu Oct 8——~61° 53°~56° 55°0.12 in~74° 54°~73° 55°
Fri Oct 9——~74° 49°—~77° 54°~77° 55°
Sat Oct 10——~77° 54°—~66° 51°~79° 54°
Sun Oct 11——~79° 54°—~70° 46°~78° 57°
Mon Oct 12——~82° 56°—~74° 50°~73° 57°
Tue Oct 13——~82° 59°——~60° 57°

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 Carrollton (CTJ) · 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 Tue Oct 13, 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 2876° / 53°99° (1904)32° (1967)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 576° / 53°97° (1954)30° (1906)40% chance above normal · days 6 to 1060% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1273° / 50°87° (1975)28° (1988)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1971° / 46°88° (1904)26° (1987)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2669° / 47°86° (1940)23° (1954)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 265° / 43°86° (1974)20° (1954)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 964° / 38°81° (2023)11° (1969)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1662° / 37°82° (1958)16° (2014)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2360° / 37°80° (1908)2° (1950)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 3061° / 35°77° (1949)11° (1976)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 757° / 36°79° (1952)-0° (1962)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1457° / 35°75° (1971)9° (1963)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 2154° / 34°81° (1971)3° (1989)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
MondayFair8:52 PM to 6:11 AM9 of 9None94%Good2 mph
TuesdayFair8:50 PM to 6:12 AM9 of 9None87%Good3 mph
WednesdayFair8:49 PM to 6:12 AM9 of 91 h from 9:00 PM80%Poor4 h5 mph
ThursdayFair8:48 PM to 6:13 AM5 of 92 h from 9:00 PM70%Poor6 h3 mph
FridayPoor8:46 PM to 6:14 AM0 of 9None60%8 h2 mph
SaturdayPoor8:45 PM to 6:14 AM0 of 9None50%9 h3 mph
SundayPoor8:43 PM to 6:15 AM0 of 9None39%9 h5 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
Mon7:08 AM to 7:18 AM7:18 AM to 8:06 AM6:56 PM to 7:44 PM7:44 PM to 7:54 PM
Tue7:09 AM to 7:18 AM7:18 AM to 8:07 AM6:55 PM to 7:43 PM7:43 PM to 7:52 PM
Wed7:10 AM to 7:19 AM7:19 AM to 8:07 AM6:53 PM to 7:41 PM7:41 PM to 7:51 PM
Thu7:10 AM to 7:20 AM7:20 AM to 8:08 AM6:52 PM to 7:40 PM7:40 PM to 7:50 PM
Fri7:11 AM to 7:21 AM7:21 AM to 8:09 AM6:50 PM to 7:39 PM7:39 PM to 7:48 PM
Sat7:12 AM to 7:21 AM7:21 AM to 8:10 AM6:49 PM to 7:37 PM7:37 PM to 7:47 PM
Sun7:12 AM to 7:22 AM7:22 AM to 8:10 AM6:48 PM to 7:36 PM7:36 PM to 7:46 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:33 AM, 92° E
  • SS Sunset 7:29 PM, 268° W
  • MR Moonrise 8:27 PM, 68° ENE
  • MS Moonset 9:36 AM, 289° WNW
  • Waning gibbous, 95% 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: Mon 3 PM to 7 PM, 4 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 7:03 AM to sunrise 7:33 AM, and sunset 7:29 PM to 7:59 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Mon6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Mon 3 PMGood3490%10 mi79°nothing against it
Mon 4 PMGood34100%10 mi79°nothing against it
Mon 5 PMGood3490%10 mi78°nothing against it
Mon 6 PMGood2380%10 mi76°nothing against it
Mon 7 PMCaution29140%10 mi71°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 8 PMCaution1590%10 mi67°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 9 PMCaution1590%10 mi64°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 10 PMCaution29130%10 mi62°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 11 PMCaution29140%10 mi60°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 12 AMCaution1590%10 mi59°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 1 AMCaution1580%10 mi57°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 2 AMCaution1580%10 mi57°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 3 AMCaution1570%10 mi55°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 4 AMCaution1570%9 mi55°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 5 AMCaution1580%9 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 6 AMCaution1580%9 mi53°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 7 AMCaution1580%10 mi53°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 8 AMGood2360%10 mi53°nothing against it
Tue 9 AMGood2370%10 mi58°nothing against it
Tue 10 AMGood2370%10 mi67°nothing against it
Tue 11 AMGood3480%10 mi73°nothing against it
Tue 12 PMGood2370%10 mi77°nothing against it
Tue 1 PMGood2360%10 mi80°nothing against it
Tue 2 PMGood2360%10 mi81°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

  • Wed 3 AM to 7 AM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 11 AM to 8 PM 9 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Wed 9 PM to Thu 12 AM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 11 AM to 11 PM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
Mon6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Thu12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
MondayDry0%0.00 in32%3 mph4 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in32%3 mph3 d
WednesdayDry0%0.00 in46%6 mph2 dGood
ThursdayDry3%0.00 in54%8 mph1 d
FridayShowers possible46%0.13 in61%6 mph
SaturdayWet62%0.91 in73%7 mph
SundayWet69%1.27 in85%7 mph
MondayWet46%0.85 in81%8 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 Monday, rated good.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Mon Good1:40 AM to 3:40 AM2:05 PM to 4:05 PM9:06 AM to 10:06 AM7:57 PM to 8:57 PM 95%7:33 AM, 7:29 PM
Tue Fair2:32 AM to 4:32 AM2:59 PM to 4:59 PM10:16 AM to 11:16 AM8:36 PM to 9:36 PM 90%7:34 AM, 7:28 PM
Wed Poor3:28 AM to 5:28 AM3:57 PM to 5:57 PM11:27 AM to 12:27 PM9:23 PM to 10:23 PM 83%7:34 AM, 7:26 PM
Thu Fair4:28 AM to 6:28 AM4:59 PM to 6:59 PM12:37 PM to 1:37 PM10:19 PM to 11:19 PM 74%7:35 AM, 7:25 PM
Fri Fair5:30 AM to 7:30 AM6:02 PM to 8:02 PM1:42 PM to 2:42 PM11:23 PM to 12:23 AM 64%7:36 AM, 7:23 PM
Sat Fair6:33 AM to 8:33 AM7:03 PM to 9:03 PM2:38 PM to 3:38 PM 54%7:37 AM, 7:22 PM
Sun Fair7:33 AM to 9:33 AM8:01 PM to 10:01 PM12:32 AM to 1:32 AM3:26 PM to 4:26 PM 43%7:37 AM, 7:21 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 Afternoon80° · N 5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph.

  2. Tonight53° · 0 mph

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

  3. Tuesday84° · E 0–5 mph

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

  4. Tuesday Night58° · E 0–5 mph

    Clear, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

  5. Wednesday87° · SE 5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  6. Wednesday Night63° · SE 0–5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

  7. Thursday86° · 3% · SE 5–10 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 86.

  8. Thursday Night65° · 3% · SE 5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

  9. Friday86° · 46% · SE 5 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  10. Friday Night67° · 46% · SE 0–5 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  11. Saturday83° · 62% · E 0–5 mph

    Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  12. Saturday Night67° · 62% · SE 5 mph

    Rain showers likely before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  13. Sunday78° · 69% · S 5 mph

    Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  14. Sunday Night64° · 69% · N 5 mph

    Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · issued Sep 28, 3:30 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

Dry conditions continue through most of the week, before rain chances return late week and over the weekend. Some strong thunderstorms are possible on Sunday.

Warming trend back to above normal temperatures by Tuesday and through the late week.

Short Term

328 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

(This evening through Tuesday)

Deep northwesterly flow continues to overspread Georgia and much of the Southeast on the back side of a Nor'easter and ahead of ridge building from the southern Great Plains towards the northern Great Lakes. This northwesterly flow continues to usher dry continental air into the forecast area. The dry airmass and a broad surface high pressure associated with the ridge will continue to inhibit precipitation chances and also aid in the diurnal mixing of very dry air, leading to dewpoints largely in the 40s. Temperatures this afternoon will largely be in the low 80s, with mid 80s expected in portions of central Georgia. Minimum RH values this afternoon are largely expected to range from 25-30%, though locations in the southern tier could briefly drop below 25% for an hour or two during the peak heating hours.

On Tuesday, the Nor'easter will continue, well, northeast towards Nova Scotia while the aforementioned ridge amplifies and moves over the eastern CONUS. After another crisp morning with lows in the 50s, t The influence of the ridge and mostly clear and sunny skies will lead to temperatures rising into the mid 80s across the majority of north Georgia and upper 80s to low 90s in central Georgia. These highs will be about 5-8 degrees above daily normals. On Tuesday afternoon, the surface high associated with the ridge will move offshore of the eastern Atlantic coast. Southeasterly flow around the high will begin to gradually advect Atlantic moisture into east- central Georgia. Recovery will be slow at first, with dewpoints remaining in the mid 40s to low 50s across all but east-central Georgia in the afternoon. RH values will once again need to be monitored for the potential development of Fire Danger conditions. The moist southeasterly flow will persist during the evening and overnight, with dewpoints returning to the 60s in areas south of I- 85 by the time the long term period picks up.

Long Term

328 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)

Temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s are expected for much of the CWA as the high pressure begins to break down and winds become more southerly in the second half of the week.

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 on Friday with more widespread thunderstorms likely through the weekend. Temperatures should remain moderated to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though that still has them running 5-10 degrees above normal for this time of year.

We'll need to keep an eye on Sunday, as the best dynamics move through the area for stronger thunderstorms. The ECMWF builds in plenty of instability and decent low level shear, though the GFS tends to keep a majority of the bulk shear off to the north.

Aviation

126 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

(18Z TAFS)

VFR conditions will persist through the period, with some high cirrus and fair weather cu between 050-060. N/NE winds of 4-7 kts are expected to shift to NW in the next hour or so in north Georgia. Winds are expected to become largely light and variable overnight, shifting to SE at 4-7 kts by Tuesday afternoon.

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

King

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

Athens 55 86 58 88 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 58 85 62 88 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 52 81 54 82 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 54 86 59 89 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 58 88 63 90 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 56 84 58 86 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 56 88 64 90 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 52 86 56 90 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 54 86 59 89 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 63 91 68 90 / 0 0 0 10

FFC Watches / Warnings / Advisories

None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 28, 3:26 AM EDT

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

FLUS42 KFFC 280726
HWOFFC

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
326 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-290730-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
326 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

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...Tuesday through Sunday...

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

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Tue Sep 29Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Wed Sep 30Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Oct 1–Oct 20.75 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 3–Oct 42.00 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 8
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation60% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 8
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 6–Oct 12
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 6–Oct 12

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Oct 3–Oct 4Heavy Rain

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D0 Abnormally dry

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

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Carrollton

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around March 28 and the first fall freeze around November 5: a growing season of about 222 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 23; one spring in ten still has one after April 12.

Climate of 33.78, -85.16: 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.

ElementMonTueWedThuFriSatSunMon
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max71°74°80°81°81°79°76°73°
Heat index max79°81°88°90°91°87°77°74°
Wind chill min49°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%3%21%18%15%14%
Visibility min10 mi9 mi
Pressure min0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg
Mixing height max4,400 ft5,000 ft6,700 ft
Transport wind max7 mph6 mph9 mph
Twenty-foot wind max3 mph2 mph6 mph
Davis stability index max222
Atmospheric dispersion index max292756
Dispersion index max292756
Low visibility risk max556
Stability max666

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Carrollton (CTJ) · 11 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
Mon Sep 2880° / 49°79° / 59°94° (1954)39° (1990)
Tue Sep 2984° / 58°79° / 56°99° (1904)39° (1962)
Wed Sep 3087° / 63°77° / 55°95° (1904)32° (1967)
Thu Oct 186° / 65°76° / 53°93° (2019)36° (1967)
Fri Oct 286° / 67°77° / 54°93° (2019)38° (1987)
Sat Oct 383° / 67°76° / 54°93° (2019)36° (1974)
Sun Oct 478° / 64°76° / 55°95° (2019)32° (1987)
Mon Oct 574° / 58°77° / 54°97° (1954)31° (1974)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Mon7:08 AM7:33 AM7:29 PM7:54 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:09 AM7:34 AM7:28 PM7:52 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:10 AM7:34 AM7:26 PM7:51 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu7:10 AM7:35 AM7:25 PM7:50 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri7:11 AM7:36 AM7:23 PM7:48 PM11 h 47 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:12 AM7:37 AM7:22 PM7:47 PM11 h 45 min Last quarter · 54% lit
Sun7:12 AM7:37 AM7:21 PM7:46 PM11 h 44 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon7:13 AM7:38 AM7:19 PM7:44 PM11 h 41 min Waning crescent · 33% 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.

What the weather actually was · Open the live radar · Where the data comes from