Observed 5:35 PM EDT at KCNI

Nelson, GA weather

Sunny and 68°20°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–6 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 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, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 68°20° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 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 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	2%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	92%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	94%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	94%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	99%	2%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	90%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	74%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	63%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	48%	0%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	0%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	92%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	95%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	97%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	97%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	99%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	3%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	7%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	13%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	24%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	45%	45%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	37%	4
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	31%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 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
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  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: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
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
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  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.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°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°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 44°, 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 Canton

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 181 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Etowah River at GA 9 near Dawsonville

15 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

Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 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 19Typical 69

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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 49°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Jasper 1 Nnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1940–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
+5°+3°SatOct 24

Nelson 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: 6:17–7:08 PM; Morning 7:34–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:17 PM; Morning 7:24–7:34 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:17 PM–7:25 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Nelson. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 35 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Nelson, 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 Canton

Etowah River at GA 9 near Dawsonville

Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground

Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground

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