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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.
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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 1:30 PM EDT at KPXE

Perry, GA weather

Sunny and 75°24°.

Forecasts agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Drops 13°7° tonight 6–9 PM (73°23° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 46°8° tonight at 4 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	24%	0%	5
Fri 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	23%	0%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	23%	0%	3
Fri 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	24%	0%	1
Fri 6p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	27%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	34%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 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 mph25 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	73%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	60%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	51%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	40%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	39%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 6p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	91%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	12%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	95%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	91%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	81%	20%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	69%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	58%	8%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	51%	6%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	45%	7%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 77°25° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 49°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 41°5°. Typical 76°24° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 49°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 43°6°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  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 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  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 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  30% 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
71°22°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–71°22°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Sunday
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–79°.

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

Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 943 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Fri 2 PM

Reading from Fri 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 968 cfs

Forecast peak 0.6 ft Fri 2 PM

Reading from Fri 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Indian Creek at US 341 near Clinchfield

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.0 ft

Reading from Fri 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft

Reading from Fri 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 11% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 19

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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 36°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–8:00 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 8 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 6:19–7:08 PM; Morning 7:29–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:18 PM; Morning 7:19–7:29 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 7:18 PM–7:20 AM; moon 95% lit, sets 6:03 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

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

Looking west from Perry. 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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Special Weather Statement

Perry, GA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville

Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma

Big Indian Creek at US 341 near Clinchfield

Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon