Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Franklin County Airport (K18A)

Lat: 34.34°NLon: 83.13°WElev: 890ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 9:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Hartwell GA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8am and 1pm.  Patchy fog between 9am and 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain, mainly between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am.  Patchy fog before 10pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and 1pm.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8am and 1pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain, mainly between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog before 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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Point Forecast:
Hartwell GA
 34.35°N 82.92°W (Elev. 801 ft)
6:29 pm EST Dec 27, 2025
9pm EST Dec 27, 2025-6pm EST Jan 3, 2026
 
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