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Critical Fire Weather Conditions with Incoming Arctic Blast

Low pressure strengthening along the eastern seaboard will develop strong and gusty northwesterly winds through this afternoon. As it does so, it will push a very dry and cold arctic airmass into our region Tonight, resulting in strong winds & critical Fire Weather conditions and may lead extreme fire behavior and rapid spread of any existing or newly ignited wildfires. Don't be the Spark! Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Waycross / Ware County, Ga (KAYS)

Lat: 31.25°NLon: 82.4°WElev: 151ft.

Fair and Breezy

62°F

17°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Feb 1:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Blackshear GA

Freeze Watch February 24, 12:00am until February 24, 09:00am
Fire Weather Watch February 23, 01:00pm until February 23, 07:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory February 23, 04:00am until February 23, 09:00am
Wind Advisory February 22, 02:07pm until February 22, 06:00pm
Freeze Warning February 23, 12:00am until February 23, 09:00am
Red Flag Warning until February 22, 09:00pm
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Freeze Watch
Fire Weather Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Wind Advisory
Freeze Warning
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Wind Advisory February 22, 02:07pm until February 22, 06:00pm
    Red Flag Warning until February 22, 09:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear then
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Blackshear GA
 31.3°N 82.26°W
Last Update:
12:26 pm EST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Feb 22, 2026-6pm EST Feb 28, 2026
 
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