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Athens, Georgia weather · now

91°

Mostly Clear

Feels
103°
High / Low
95° / 74°
Wind
21 mph WNW
Humidity
59%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 23% · 4 PM

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Sun 6:52 AM 8:24 PM 13h 33m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Athens, Georgia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 95° with a low near 74°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

95°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° ↑ 94° ↓ 74° 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM

  1. 12 PM

    89°

    5%

  2. 2 PM

    93°

    17%

  3. 4 PM

    94°

    23%

  4. 6 PM

    92°

    17%

  5. 8 PM

    86°

    13%

  6. 10 PM

    81°

    19%

  7. 12 AM

    77°

    10%

  8. 2 AM

    76°

    2%

  9. 4 AM

    75°

    2%

  10. 6 AM

    75°

    1%

  11. 8 AM

    75°

    0%

  12. 10 AM

    84°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% 95° · 74°
    1. 12 PM 89° Sunny 5%
    2. 1 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 6%
    3. 2 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    4. 3 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    5. 4 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    6. 5 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    7. 6 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    8. 7 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 12%
    9. 8 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 13%
    10. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 11%
    11. 10 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    12. 11 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 14%
  2. Wed 8/12 Sunny 6% 96° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 10%
    2. 1 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 2%
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 2%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 2%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 74° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 75° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 78° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 93° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 94° Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 95° Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 5%
    20. 7 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 3%
    21. 8 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 1%
    22. 9 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 83° Partly Cloudy
    24. 11 PM 81° Mostly Clear 1%
  3. Thu 8/13 Sunny 4% 97° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 79° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 78° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 76° Clear
    5. 4 AM 76° Clear
    6. 5 AM 76° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 76° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 96° Partly Cloudy 4%
    20. 7 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 4%
    21. 8 PM 91° Partly Cloudy
    22. 9 PM 88° Partly Cloudy
    23. 10 PM 85° Partly Cloudy
    24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy
  4. Fri 8/14 Sunny 4% 99° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 80° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 78° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 96° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 98° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 99° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 97° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 95° Mostly Clear 4%
    21. 8 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 4%
    22. 9 PM 89° Mostly Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 86° Mostly Clear 4%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 4%
  5. Sat 8/15 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24% 98° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 81° Mostly Clear 4%
    2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Clear 4%
    3. 2 AM 79° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 85° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 94° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    16. 3 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    17. 4 PM 98° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    18. 5 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    19. 6 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    20. 7 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    21. 8 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    22. 9 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    23. 10 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    24. 11 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 10% 97° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    2. 1 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 96° Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 96° Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 96° Sunny 10%
    19. 6 PM 95° Mostly Clear 10%
    20. 7 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 10%
    21. 8 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 6%
    22. 9 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 6%
    23. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 6%
    24. 11 PM 81° Mostly Clear 6%
  7. Mon 8/17 Sunny 5% 99° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 80° Mostly Clear 6%
    2. 1 AM 79° Mostly Clear 6%
    3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 85° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 97° Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 99° Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 99° Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 98° Mostly Clear 5%
    20. 7 PM 95° Mostly Clear 5%
    21. 8 PM 92° Mostly Clear 4%
    22. 9 PM 89° Mostly Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear 4%
    24. 11 PM 82° Mostly Clear 4%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 13% 104° · 72°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 13% 99° · 72°
  3. Thu 8/20 Partly Cloudy 14% 98° · 73°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 13% 98° · 72°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 34% 98° · 76°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 52% 100° · 75°
  7. Mon 8/24 Rain Showers 52% 73° · 62°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 39% 80° · 55°
  9. Wed 8/26 Sunny 40% 83° · 56°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Thursday, 8/13

Sunny, 97° / 76°

  1. Tomorrow96°75°
  2. Thu97°76°
  3. Fri99°76°
  4. Sat98°74°
  5. Sun97°75°
  6. Mon99°75°

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Athens

Athens in August typically averages 87° highs and 69° lows, with about 20 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 91°); the coldest is January (average low 33°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan51°33°12
Feb60°40°10
Mar70°48°11
Apr77°56°11
May78°61°18
Jun86°69°20
Jul91°73°24
Aug87°69°20
Sep83°65°13
Oct74°54°6
Nov66°48°10
Dec56°38°9

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 97. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 99.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
FFC 88,99
Radar station
KFFC
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
33.952, -83.358