Weather Alerts For Athens, GA

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES # SUMMARY -------------------- Relative Humidities of 30 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be variable at 3 to 6 MPH. With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 2:15 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Peachtree City GA HEADER Special Weather Statement # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Chattooga, Cherokee, Glascock, Haralson, Macon, Meriwether, Montgomery, Newton, North Fulton, Spalding, Sumter, Wilkinson, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattahoochee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Emanuel, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Lumpkin, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes

Pollen Index: 10.2 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Oak, Birch and Sycamore. Based on past pollen counts and expected weather conditions, pollen levels for Tuesday will remain stable in the very high range. This is a result of stable temperatures. Pollen producing plants are at a relatively steady level of pollination at this time.