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Athens, GA 30601 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Athens, Athens Airport · 32 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Overnight
Clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 0 mph.
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Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now49°
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10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Clear46°
- TodayOct 21Sunny45°76°
- ThuOct 22Sunny46°76°
- FriOct 23Sunny45°72°
- SatOct 24Sunny43°67°
- SunOct 25Sunny44°70°
- MonOct 26Sunny45°74°
- TueOct 27Sunny77°
- WedOct 28Cloudy51°74°
- ThuOct 29Heavy showers0.24 in53°73°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Athens-Clarke County, GA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyAthens Area, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Gainesville 55 km
- Lawrenceville 58 km
- Winder 33 km
- Monroe 38 km
- Loganville 52 km
- Jefferson 25 km
- Braselton 40 km
- Country Club Estates 5 km
- Auburn 43 km
- Commerce 27 km
- Flowery Branch 57 km
- Dacula 49 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in FFC, issued 8 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Elevated fire danger is likely the next several afternoons for portions of the area due to low relative humidity.
- Dry conditions and pleasant temperatures will persist for the next 7 days.
Short Term
(This afternoon through Wednesday) Issued at 214 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
High pressure over the southeast is expected to spin in place through the rest of the work week. No sign of precipitation in any of the models isn't expected to do us any favors when it comes to the drought monitor going forwards. We get some moisture return spreading through the CWA tomorrow, though a few of the fire zones could briefly see RH values fall below 30%.
Temperatures during the daytime will climb into the mid 70s across most of the CWA with winds out of the north with overnight lows in the mid to low 40s.
Long Term
(Thursday morning through next Monday) Issued at 214 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Guidance remains in good agreement showing high pressure dominating the weather pattern and keeping things dry through day 7. North and Central GA will remain dry in this setup, as primarily northerly flow keeps PWATs below 0.5" and rain chances near zero. High temperatures expected to remain mainly in the 70s through the period with the warmest day Thu with highs getting to near 80 deg across central portions of the state. The models do show the overall flow switching from the NW to E/NE Friday allowing a little bit of moisture return across south and central GA Sat through Mon. Right now the most we should see from this is some increased cloud cover but that should be about it.
Aviation
(00Z TAFS) Issued at 723 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
VFR through the period with SKC outside of a few high clouds. Winds light and variable for most of the area. At ATL, winds out of the NE continue through Wed aftn before turning out of the NW Wed evening.
//ATL Confidence...00Z Update...
High on all elements.
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