Observed 3:00 PM EDT at KCHA

LaFayette, GA weather

Sunny and 73°23°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (70°21° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	99%	37%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	99%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	98%	6%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	1%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	4%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	8%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	5%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	92%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	95%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	99%	16%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	25%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	7%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	9%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	30%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	28%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	40%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 63°17°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.15 in3.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–70°21°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–66°19°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–78°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chattooga River at Summerville

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Conasauga River at Tilton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 88 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Oostanaula River at Resaca

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 370 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

S. Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Forecast peak 3.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

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: 6:20–7:11 PM; Morning 7:38–8:29 AM
Blue hour: 7:11–7:21 PM; Morning 7:28–7:38 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:21 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from LaFayette. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

LaFayette, GA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chattooga River at Summerville

Conasauga River at Tilton

Oostanaula River at Resaca

S. Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon