Observed 11:15 PM EDT at KCTJ

Tallapoosa, GA weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Gusts to 22 mph35 km/h around 9 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–6 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (51°10° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 70°21° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 53°12° by 10 PM · Mostly 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 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	99%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	98%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	99%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	99%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	89%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	78%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	69%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	1%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	53%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	0%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	99%	10%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	93%	55%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	36%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	39%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	60%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	63%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	62%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	71%	4
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	50%	3
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	77%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	82%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	78%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	82%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	95%	78%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  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 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°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 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°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
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  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
73°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–77°.

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

Tallapoosa River at US 78 near Tallapoosa

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Tallapoosa River near Heflin

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Tallapoosa River at US 27 at Carrollton

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Tallapoosa River at GA 100 near Bowdon

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 54

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
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 47°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?

CARROLLTON · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1904–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°MonOct 19
−6°−3°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
±0°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 6:22–7:12 PM; Morning 7:37–8:27 AM
Blue hour: 7:12–7:22 PM; Morning 7:28–7:37 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 11:45 PM–7:28 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:10 AM · rises 5:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Tallapoosa. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,400 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Tallapoosa, GA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tallapoosa River at US 78 near Tallapoosa

Tallapoosa River near Heflin

Little Tallapoosa River at US 27 at Carrollton

Little Tallapoosa River at GA 100 near Bowdon

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