Jefferson, GA 30549 Weather

Jackson County7:24 AM EDT34.11°N, 83.57°W
Special Weather Statement until 7:00 PM Wed

Current conditions

Clear
45°
Clear
Feels like 42°
High 76°·Low 45°
WindNNE 6 mph
Humidity95%
Dew point44°
Pressure30.22 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:45 AM
Sunset6:54 PM

Observed at Jackson County Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 47°
  2. 8 AM Sunny 48°
  3. 9 AM Sunny 49°
  4. 10 AM Sunny 57°
  5. 11 AM Sunny 62°
  6. 12 PM Sunny 66°
  7. 1 PM Sunny 70°
  8. 2 PM Sunny 72°
  9. 3 PM Sunny 73°
  10. 4 PM Sunny 75°
  11. 5 PM Sunny 74°
  12. 6 PM Clear 72°
  13. 7 PM Clear 67°
  14. 8 PM Clear 62°
  15. 9 PM Clear 60°
  16. 10 PM Clear 58°
  17. 11 PM Clear 56°
  18. Thu12 AM Clear 54°
  19. 1 AM Clear 52°
  20. 2 AM Clear 51°
  21. 3 AM Clear 50°
  22. 4 AM Clear 48°
  23. 5 AM Clear 47°
  24. 6 AM Sunny 46°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny45°76°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny45°75°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny45°71°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny43°66°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny43°69°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny44°73°
  7. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny48°76°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy51°75°
  9. ThuOct 29 Showers Showers0.08 in52°72°

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

33
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Sunrise 7:45 AM
Sunset 6:54 PM
Daylight 11 h 9 min (−2 min 0 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 76% lit
Moonrise 4:20 PM Moonset 3:02 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low73° / 50°
Record high87° (1963)
Record low30° (1989)
Wettest1.66 in (1985)
Month to date1.13 in (normal 2.24 in)

Athens Ben Epps Ap, records since 1944. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in FFC, issued 1 hr 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 with a slight cooldown over the weekend.

Short Term

(Today through Thursday) Issued at 336 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Conditions remain very dry across north and central GA. A wave break over the coming days will transition upper level flow from the NW to the NE, generally having little to no impact on moisture or precipitation chances. PWATs will remain near the climatological 10th percentile, meaning precipitation chances will remain near zero.

Temperatures during the day will continue the slight upswing. Highs will likely reach the mid to upper 70s by Thursday for most. With little in the way of increased moisture, this likely means we will continue to see RH values fall to below 25% for much of the area each afternoon. Elevated fire danger to continue.

Lows each day will continue to be in the low 40s for most, though we could continue to see upper 30s for the northern portions of the CWA.

Long Term

(Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 336 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

On the whole, the long-term forecast period will remain uneventful. Dry weather will persist from the weekend into at least the first half of next week.

The only feature of much interest will be a backdoor cold front that will arrive Friday and provide a shot of cooler air for the weekend as a surface high settles across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. High temperatures will drop back toward the 60s/low 70s over the weekend with lows nudging into the lower to mid 40s for most by Sunday. Temperatures then likely begin a gradual rebound thereafter as the surface high settles southward.

Aviation

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 611 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR thru period, few high clouds. Winds light and vrb, less than 6kts, but generally NE turn NW tngt. No precip.

//ATL Confidence...12Z Update... High confidence all elements.

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