Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KATL

Fairburn, GA weather

Sunny and 70°21°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Was high 2–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 48Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°1° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tonight at 4 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 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 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	3%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	1%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	95%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	94%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	82%	3%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	70%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	62%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	3%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	3%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	47%	4%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	2%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	0%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	97%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	99%	1%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	5%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	13%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	24%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	28%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	23%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly 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, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 69°21° / 48°9°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  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
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 48°9°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°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
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–66°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 48°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–77°.

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

Flint River near Lovejoy

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 25 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Flat Creek below Lake Kedron Dam

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Chattahoochee River near Fairburn

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft
Flow: 1,190 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Line Creek below GA 54 near Peachtree City

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 48% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 32

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Atlanta Area · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1878–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 6:20–7:09 PM; Morning 7:34–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 7:09–7:19 PM; Morning 7:25–7:34 AM; first light 7:25 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:19 PM–7:25 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:07 AM · rises 5:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Fairburn. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 53 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fairburn, GA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Flint River near Lovejoy

Flat Creek below Lake Kedron Dam

Chattahoochee River near Fairburn

Line Creek below GA 54 near Peachtree City

For your home

Heating this week

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