Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KWDR

Gainesville, GA weather

Sunny and 66°19°.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east. 915–10 mph16 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 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

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 71°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 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	7%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	92%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	94%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	92%	1%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	74%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	55%	3%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	1%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	46%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	98%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	1%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	81%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	5%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	8%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	12%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	17%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	23%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	42%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  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
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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
62°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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

17 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

Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Ivy Creek at Thompson Mill Road near Buford

14 mi

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:20 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 57

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

GAINESVILLE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Gainesville weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:05 PM; Morning 7:32–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:15 PM; Morning 7:22–7:32 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:15 PM–7:23 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Gainesville. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,300 ft, 54 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Gainesville, 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

Etowah River at GA 136 near Landrum

Ivy Creek at Thompson Mill Road near Buford

Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn

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