Current weather · Sep 27, 1:01 AM EDT

34.7520, -84.7150

57°

Mostly ClearFeels like 57° · Humidity 53%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · grid 35,130
High
75°
Low
50°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:31 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sun 1 AM57°57°40°53%0%NNE8 mph15 mph20%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 2 AM56°56°38°52%0%NE8 mph14 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 3 AM55°55°39°55%0%NE7 mph13 mph26%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 4 AM53°53°40°60%0%NE7 mph13 mph29%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 5 AM52°52°40°65%0%NE6 mph12 mph31%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 6 AM51°49°40°67%0%E7 mph12 mph27%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 7 AM50°48°40°68%0%ENE6 mph12 mph27%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 8 AM50°48°41°70%0%NE6 mph10 mph24%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 9 AM54°54°42°65%0%N6 mph12 mph20%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 10 AM59°59°44°57%0%NNW6 mph13 mph22%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 11 AM63°63°46°52%0%NNW7 mph13 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 12 PM66°66°46°49%0%NNW8 mph15 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 1 PM69°69°46°44%0%NNW10 mph16 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 2 PM71°71°46°41%0%N12 mph18 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 3 PM72°72°46°40%0%N12 mph18 mph16%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 4 PM72°72°46°39%0%N12 mph18 mph17%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 5 PM72°72°46°39%0%N10 mph18 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 6 PM70°70°46°43%0%N9 mph16 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 7 PM67°67°46°48%0%N6 mph14 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 8 PM62°62°46°57%0%N6 mph13 mph24%0.01 inHg—
Sun 9 PM59°59°46°63%0%N6 mph13 mph23%0.01 inHg—
Sun 10 PM58°58°47°67%0%NNE7 mph13 mph20%0.01 inHg—
Sun 11 PM57°57°47°69%0%NNE7 mph13 mph19%0.01 inHg—
Mon 12 AM57°57°47°70%0%NNE7 mph13 mph19%0.01 inHg—
Mon 1 AM56°56°46°71%0%NNE7 mph13 mph20%0.01 inHg—
Mon 2 AM55°55°46°73%0%NNE7 mph12 mph18%0.01 inHg—
Mon 3 AM54°54°46°74%0%NNE7 mph12 mph12%0.01 inHg—
Mon 4 AM53°53°46°76%0%NNE7 mph12 mph10%0.01 inHg—
Mon 5 AM52°52°46°79%0%NNE6 mph10 mph6%0.01 inHg—
Mon 6 AM51°51°45°80%0%NNE6 mph10 mph9%0.01 inHg—
Mon 7 AM51°49°45°80%0%NE6 mph10 mph13%0.01 inHg—
Mon 8 AM51°49°45°80%0%NNE5 mph9 mph14%0.01 inHg—
Mon 9 AM55°55°47°76%0%NNE5 mph9 mph18%0.01 inHg—
Mon 10 AM60°60°49°66%0%N3 mph9 mph12%0.01 inHg—
Mon 11 AM66°66°50°55%0%N3 mph9 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 12 PM70°70°50°49%0%N5 mph10 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 1 PM72°72°49°45%0%NNW6 mph12 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 2 PM73°73°48°41%0%NNW7 mph13 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 3 PM75°75°48°38%0%NNW8 mph14 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 4 PM76°76°47°36%0%NNW8 mph15 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 5 PM76°76°47°36%0%NNW7 mph15 mph4%0.01 inHg—
Mon 6 PM73°73°47°40%0%N7 mph14 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 7 PM69°69°48°47%0%N5 mph12 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 8 PM65°65°48°54%0%N5 mph10 mph6%0.01 inHg—
Mon 9 PM62°62°48°60%0%NNE3 mph9 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 10 PM59°59°48°67%0%NNE5 mph9 mph5%0.01 inHg—
Mon 11 PM57°57°48°71%0%NE5 mph9 mph4%0.01 inHg—
Tue 12 AM56°56°47°73%0%NE3 mph8 mph3%0.01 inHg—

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 2:26 PM EDT to day 7, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2775°50°Sunny0%wind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  2. MonSep 2878°52°Sunny0%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  3. TueSep 2982°58°Sunny0%wind 3 mph
  4. WedSep 3084°65°Sunny1%wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  5. ThuOct 184°67°Mostly Sunny15%0.02 inwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  6. FriOct 282°67°Chance Rain Showers36%0.09 inwind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  7. SatOct 380°66°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely59%0.76 inwind 5 mph · gusts 13 mph
  8. SunOct 477°64°National Blend67%1.74 inwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  9. MonOct 576°58°National Blend44%1.13 inwind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. TueOct 675°56°National Blend27%0.33 inwind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. WedOct 7~72°57°Model mean0.10 in
  12. ThuOct 8~74°57°Model mean
  13. FriOct 9~76°55°Model mean
  14. SatOct 10~71°55°Model mean0.32 in
  15. SunOct 11~72°49°Model mean
  16. MonOct 12~69°58°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like57°
  • WindNNE 8 mphgusts 15 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity53%
  • Dew point40°
  • Pressure0.01 inHg
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
  • Moonrise7:51 PMMoonset 8:27 AM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous99% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 8:00 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 2775°51°NWS grid 75° / 50°rain 0%wind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  2. MonSep 2877°52°NWS grid 78° / 52°rain 0%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  3. TueSep 2981°59°NWS grid 82° / 58°rain 0%wind 3 mph
  4. WedSep 3084°65°NWS grid 84° / 65°rain 1%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  5. ThuOct 184°67°NWS grid 84° / 67°rain 14%thunder 10%0.02 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  6. FriOct 282°67°NWS grid 82° / 67°rain 38%0.11 inwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  7. SatOct 380°67°NWS grid 80° / 66°rain 64%thunder 12%1.10 inwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  8. SunOct 477°64°Beyond the NWS gridrain 67%thunder 17%1.74 inwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  9. MonOct 576°58°Beyond the NWS gridrain 44%1.13 inwind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  10. TueOct 675°56°Beyond the NWS gridrain 27%0.33 inwind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. WedOct 775°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 18%wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
50°68°86°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 26, 2:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 26, 2:00 PM 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.

41°68°95°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2775° 50°73° 58°76° 50°75° 49°75° 51°~77° 50°
Mon Sep 2878° 52°75° 60°78° 52°77° 50°78° 54°~78° 51°
Tue Sep 2982° 58°—82° 54°82° 54°82° 54°~82° 53°
Wed Sep 3084° 65°—86° 59°83° 58°86° 61°~84° 58°
Thu Oct 184° 67°0.02 in—87° 65°83° 63°86° 68°0.04 in~84° 64°
Fri Oct 282° 67°0.09 in—87° 64°85° 64°0.06 in~88° 69°~80° 69°0.31 in
Sat Oct 380° 66°0.76 in—75° 68°0.47 in78° 66°0.26 in~88° 70°~76° 71°0.98 in
Sun Oct 4——73° 69°0.60 in76° 66°0.44 in~83° 74°0.69 in~74° 71°1.24 in
Mon Oct 5——69° 52°0.19 in72° 64°0.57 in~77° 71°0.26 in~75° 70°0.52 in
Tue Oct 6——73° 46°~69° 59°0.29 in~73° 64°~71° 65°0.58 in
Wed Oct 7——~76° 51°—~73° 58°~65° 61°0.31 in
Thu Oct 8——~79° 55°—~75° 55°~69° 60°
Fri Oct 9——~78° 55°—~78° 57°~72° 53°
Sat Oct 10——~72° 52°—~69° 64°0.95 in~73° 49°
Sun Oct 11——~72° 49°—~68° 66°~55° 52°
Mon Oct 12——~69° 58°———

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 Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) · 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 Dec20°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 2779° / 53°95° (2019)37° (2003)no outlookno outlook
Oct 479° / 53°97° (2019)31° (2000)near normal most likely · days 8 to 1440% chance above normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 1175° / 52°87° (2010)31° (2000)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1871° / 44°91° (2016)28° (2022)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2569° / 47°85° (2010)26° (2001)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 168° / 41°85° (2016)23° (2023)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 866° / 38°83° (2005)19° (2019)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1560° / 35°78° (2016)16° (2014)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2260° / 35°76° (2007)16° (2008)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2958° / 33°76° (2001)20° (2013)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 653° / 33°76° (2007)13° (2008)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1356° / 33°74° (2015)14° (2010)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 2055° / 34°72° (2025)5° (2022)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% 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

  • RunningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayVery goodwind
  • Beach and pooltodayVery goodcool
  • 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

  • MosquitoestodayModeratewarm
  • 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
SundayFair8:52 PM to 6:07 AM8 of 9None98%Fair7 mph
MondayFair8:51 PM to 6:08 AM9 of 9None94%Fair5 mph
TuesdayFair8:49 PM to 6:09 AM9 of 9None87%Good3 mph
WednesdayPoor8:48 PM to 6:10 AM0 of 9None80%7 mph
ThursdayPoor8:46 PM to 6:11 AM0 of 9None70%1 h7 mph
FridayPoor8:45 PM to 6:11 AM0 of 9None60%6 h3 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
Sun7:05 AM to 7:15 AM7:15 AM to 8:04 AM6:55 PM to 7:44 PM7:44 PM to 7:54 PM
Mon7:06 AM to 7:16 AM7:16 AM to 8:05 AM6:54 PM to 7:42 PM7:42 PM to 7:52 PM
Tue7:07 AM to 7:17 AM7:17 AM to 8:06 AM6:52 PM to 7:41 PM7:41 PM to 7:51 PM
Wed7:08 AM to 7:17 AM7:17 AM to 8:06 AM6:51 PM to 7:40 PM7:40 PM to 7:49 PM
Thu7:08 AM to 7:18 AM7:18 AM to 8:07 AM6:49 PM to 7:38 PM7:38 PM to 7:48 PM
Fri7:09 AM to 7:19 AM7:19 AM to 8:08 AM6:48 PM to 7:37 PM7:37 PM to 7:47 PM
Sat7:10 AM to 7:20 AM7:20 AM to 8:09 AM6:46 PM to 7:35 PM7:35 PM to 7:45 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:31 AM, 92° E
  • SS Sunset 7:28 PM, 268° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:51 PM, 75° ENE
  • MS Moonset 8:27 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: no-fly (gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 8 AM to 1 PM, 5 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 7:01 AM to sunrise 7:31 AM, and sunset 7:28 PM to 7:58 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 1 AMNo-fly819260%10 mi57°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly819250%10 mi56°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMCaution717220%10 mi55°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMCaution717220%10 mi53°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly623290%10 mi52°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMCaution717210%10 mi51°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly623290%10 mi50°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMGood67120%10 mi50°nothing against it
Sun 9 AMGood67130%10 mi54°nothing against it
Sun 10 AMGood67140%10 mi59°nothing against it
Sun 11 AMGood78140%10 mi63°nothing against it
Sun 12 PMGood810170%10 mi66°nothing against it
Sun 1 PMCaution1012180%10 mi69°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 2 PMCaution1215220%10 mi71°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 3 PMCaution1215220%10 mi72°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 4 PMCaution1217240%10 mi72°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 5 PMCaution1013210%10 mi72°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 6 PMCaution912190%10 mi70°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 7 PMNo-fly623310%10 mi67°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMNo-fly623300%62°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMNo-fly623300%59°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 10 PMCaution717220%58°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 11 PMCaution717220%57°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 12 AMCaution717220%57°gusts near or over your limit, 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

  • Sun 1 AM to 1 PM 12 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 7 PM to Tue 2 AM 31 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Wed 12 AM to 7 AM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 11 AM to 7 PM 8 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Wed 9 PM to Thu 8 AM 11 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 10 AM to 1 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 5 PM to 11 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 2 AM to 4 AM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
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 in39%12 mph5 dGood
MondayDry0%0.00 in36%8 mph4 dGood
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in33%2 mph3 d
WednesdayDry1%0.00 in39%5 mph2 d
ThursdayDry14%0.02 in55%8 mph1 d
FridayShowers possible27%0.09 in64%6 mph
SaturdayWet59%0.76 in71%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 Sunday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sun Best12:50 AM to 2:50 AM1:13 PM to 3:13 PM7:57 AM to 8:57 AM7:21 PM to 8:21 PM 99%7:31 AM, 7:28 PM
Mon Good1:38 AM to 3:38 AM2:03 PM to 4:03 PM9:05 AM to 10:05 AM7:54 PM to 8:54 PM 95%7:31 AM, 7:27 PM
Tue Fair2:30 AM to 4:30 AM2:57 PM to 4:57 PM10:16 AM to 11:16 AM8:32 PM to 9:32 PM 90%7:32 AM, 7:26 PM
Wed Poor3:26 AM to 5:26 AM3:56 PM to 5:56 PM11:28 AM to 12:28 PM9:18 PM to 10:18 PM 83%7:33 AM, 7:24 PM
Thu Fair4:26 AM to 6:26 AM4:57 PM to 6:57 PM12:39 PM to 1:39 PM10:14 PM to 11:14 PM 74%7:34 AM, 7:23 PM
Fri Fair5:29 AM to 7:29 AM6:00 PM to 8:00 PM1:44 PM to 2:44 PM11:18 PM to 12:18 AM 64%7:34 AM, 7:21 PM
Sat Fair6:31 AM to 8:31 AM7:01 PM to 9:01 PM2:40 PM to 3:40 PM 54%7:35 AM, 7:20 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. Overnight50° · NE 5–10 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  2. Sunday75° · N 5–10 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  3. Sunday Night50° · N 5–10 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  4. Monday78° · N 5–10 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

  5. Monday Night52° · N 0–5 mph

    Clear, with a low around 52. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  6. Tuesday82° · 0 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 82.

  7. Tuesday Night58° · E 0–5 mph

    Clear, with a low around 58.

  8. Wednesday84° · 1% · SE 0–5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 84.

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

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

  10. Thursday84° · 14% · SE 5–10 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

  11. Thursday Night67° · 17% · SE 5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  12. Friday82° · 27% · SE 5 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  13. Friday Night67° · 36% · SE 0–5 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  14. Saturday80° · 59% · SE 5 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Atlanta/Peachtree City, GA · issued Sep 26, 7:37 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

722 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

VFR conditions will prevail through the period. Surface winds will be light and variable overnight, then become NW around 6-10 kts after 16Z on Sunday. A few Cu around 4-7kft may redevelop around the area by tomorrow afternoon.

//ATL Confidence...00Z Update... High confidence on all elements.

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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, 7:00 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
700 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...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 · 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 10.01 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

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sat Oct 3Heavy 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, Chatsworth 2

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 2 and the first fall freeze around November 1: a growing season of about 212 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 21; one spring in ten still has one after April 21.

Climate of 34.75, -84.72: 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.

ElementSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max0 · Little1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max65°68°71°75°78°77°75°
Heat index max72°76°80°83°85°82°78°
Wind chill min48°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%1%9%9%16%
Visibility min10 mi
Pressure min0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg
Mixing height max2,900 ft4,000 ft
Transport wind max13 mph9 mph
Twenty-foot wind max10 mph7 mph
Davis stability index max12
Atmospheric dispersion index max4140
Dispersion index max4140
Low visibility risk max45
Stability max66

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) · 9.1 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 2775° / 50°80° / 59°94° (2016)39° (2001)
Mon Sep 2878° / 52°81° / 57°95° (2019)41° (2001)
Tue Sep 2982° / 58°80° / 56°91° (2019)41° (2001)
Wed Sep 3084° / 65°79° / 53°91° (2019)41° (2003)
Thu Oct 184° / 67°78° / 51°95° (2019)40° (2009)
Fri Oct 282° / 67°79° / 52°95° (2019)42° (1999)
Sat Oct 380° / 66°78° / 52°94° (2019)37° (2003)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sun7:05 AM7:31 AM7:28 PM7:54 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon7:06 AM7:31 AM7:27 PM7:52 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:07 AM7:32 AM7:26 PM7:51 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:08 AM7:33 AM7:24 PM7:49 PM11 h 51 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu7:08 AM7:34 AM7:23 PM7:48 PM11 h 49 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri7:09 AM7:34 AM7:21 PM7:47 PM11 h 47 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:10 AM7:35 AM7:20 PM7:45 PM11 h 45 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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