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Athens, GA 30607 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Athens, Athens Airport · 1 hr ago
Forecast
10-day-
Today
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Tonight
Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
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Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now63°
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Daily forecast
Details- TodayOct 21Sunny45°76°
- ThuOct 22Sunny45°76°
- FriOct 23Sunny44°72°
- SatOct 24Sunny43°67°
- SunOct 25Sunny43°70°
- MonOct 26Sunny44°74°
- TueOct 27Sunny47°77°
- 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 49 km
- Lawrenceville 52 km
- Sugar Hill 57 km
- Snellville 57 km
- Suwanee 60 km
- Winder 27 km
- Buford 55 km
- Monroe 35 km
- Loganville 47 km
- Jefferson 18 km
- Braselton 33 km
- Country Club Estates 3 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in FFC, issued 5 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 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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