Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KDZJ

Dahlonega, GA weather

Sunny and 69°21°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 69°21°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southwest. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (70°21° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	7%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	95%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	98%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	99%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	99%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	91%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	74%	4%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	0%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	95%	29%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	4%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	6%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	8%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	12%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	18%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	45%	23%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 44°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–77°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FFC) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Etowah River at GA 9 near Dawsonville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Forecast peak 3.5 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Chestatee River near Dahlonega

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Russell Creek (GA) at 0.3 miles downstream of Head Lake near Dawsonville

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 76

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Cleveland · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1972–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Dahlonega weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:06 PM; Morning 7:33–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:16 PM; Morning 7:23–7:33 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:16 PM–7:24 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Dahlonega. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dahlonega, GA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Etowah River at GA 9 near Dawsonville

Chestatee River near Dahlonega

Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum

Russell Creek (GA) at 0.3 miles downstream of Head Lake near Dawsonville

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon