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Weather in Athens, Georgia

08:20 AM
Now
Cloudy Weather
34° F
Feels Like 34°
Precipitation 0 %
Wind 5 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 1
Humidity 60 %
Today
Cloudy Weather
Day 54°
Night 32°
Precipitation 1 %
Wind 4 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 6
Overnight Frost 5 AM – 5 AM

Athens Weather Forecast Updated

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Air Quality in Athens

NOW
37 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3

Pollutant Concentrations:

PM2.5 5.93 µg/m³
PM10 9.7 µg/m³
O3 0.040 ppm
NO2 3.1 ppb
SO2 0.5 ppb
CO 0.15 ppm
NH3 2.95 µg/m³
NO 0 µg/m³
PM2.5 – Fine particles <2.5μm
PM10 – Inhalable particles <10μm
O3 – Ozone
NO2 – Nitrogen dioxide
SO2 – Sulfur dioxide
CO – Carbon monoxide
NH3 – Ammonia
NO – Nitric oxide

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Show raw pollutant concentrations (µg/m³)
PM2.55.93 µg/m³
PM109.7 µg/m³
O377.64 µg/m³
NO25.82 µg/m³
SO21.31 µg/m³
CO176.95 µg/m³
NH32.95 µg/m³
NO0 µg/m³

Weather Alerts and Warnings for Athens

Moderate Expected Likely

Freeze Warning

Freeze Warning issued March 17 at 8:57PM EDT until March 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Mar 17, 11:00 PM Mar 18, 10:00 AM
WHAT: Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 expected.

WHERE: Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia.

WHEN: Until 10 AM EDT Wednesday.

IMPACTS: Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
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Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Updated: Mar 18, 7:45 AM Source: NWS Alert