Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Sunday could bring areas of flooding to parts of the upper Midwest, central Great Lakes, southern New England and Virginia/North Carolina tidewater region. Read More >

Current conditions at

Franklin County Airport (K18A)

Lat: 34.34°NLon: 83.13°WElev: 890ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Sep 8:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Hartwell GA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers between 8pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Hartwell GA
 34.33°N 82.9°W (Elev. 748 ft)
7:33 pm EDT Sep 17, 2026
9pm EDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 24, 2026
 
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