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Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs
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Relative Humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be east to northeast at 5-10mph.
With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.
Areas: Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs
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Observed 6:25 AM EDT at KMCN

Macon-Bibb County, GA weather

Clear and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 2–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 92Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 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 (42°6° then, 43°6° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Drops 14°8° tonight 6–9 PM (73°23° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	1%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	0%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	0%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	0%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	37%	0%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	29%	0%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	25%	0%	6
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	24%	0%	5
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	24%	0%	4
Fri 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	25%	0%	3
Fri 6p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	27%	0%	1
Fri 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	79%	3%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	64%	6%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	55%	2%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	47%	3%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	43%	3%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	3%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	41%	1%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	35%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	17%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	85%	27%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	48°9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	88%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	91%	4%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 77°25° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 49°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 42°6°. Typical 76°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 44°7°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Sunday
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–79°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 17% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 19

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SatOct 17
−8°−4°SunOct 18
−10°−6°MonOct 19
−8°−4°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Macon-Bibb County weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 6:18–7:07 PM; Morning 7:29–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 7:07–7:17 PM; Morning 7:20–7:29 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:00 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Macon-Bibb County. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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