Athens, Georgia Weather
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Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Heavy Showers40%0.74″83°74°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast13%—83°69°0°
- TuesdayAug 4Light Showers71%0.05″90°69°+7°
- WednesdayAug 5Drizzle56%—91°69°+1°
- ThursdayAug 6Heavy Drizzle28%—94°68°+3°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle41%—95°70°+1°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Showers41%—97°71°+2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 30601, 30602, 30605, 30606, 30607, 30609
16-Day Forecast — Athens
- Sun83°74°40%
- Mon83°69°13%
- Tue90°69°71%
- Wed91°69°56%
- Thu94°68°28%
- Fri95°70°41%
- Sat97°71°41%
- Sun97°71°36%
- Mon97°70°39%
- Tue98°71°27%
- Wed100°73°25%
- Thu100°71°28%
- Fri100°72°32%
- Sat97°73°28%
- Sun99°70°43%
- Mon94°71°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Athens
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Athens
SPC has placed Athens in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
Sun & seasons in Athens
Athens sits in Clarke County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 25m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 53m — a swing of +4h 32m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Atlanta, the state’s largest city, lies about 62 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Athens tracks is Gainesville, roughly 35 miles to the NW.
Air quality in Athens’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 44). See the full air-quality history for Athens.
ZIP codes in Athens
- 30602
- 30622
- 30601
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30609
- 30683
- 30603
- 30608