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Spot Forecast for UGA Live Between the Hedges Concert...UGA Emergency Preparedness
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
519 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 EDT on April 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
At the start of the forecast period (9AM) today, Sanford
Stadium will be under partly to mostly cloudy skies, with
temperatures around 64 to 65 degrees. An area of light showers is
ongoing across north Georgia (well to the north/west of Athens),
sweeping eastward and continuing to deteriorate through mid-
morning -- currently not expecting this activity to impact campus
or the stadium. An isolated shower is possible between 10AM and
noon, patchy in coverage (if anything materializes) and chances
for thunder during this time will be 10% or less. Rain chances
will begin to increase in earnest through the early afternoon
(generally beginning around noon to 1PM). Updated model guidance
and trends now suggest the most likely window for direct impacts
to campus/the stadium would be between 2PM and 10PM. Chances for
rain peak around 45 to 55% during this timeframe, with
corresponding chances for thunder and thus the potential for
lightning sitting at 30-40%. Rain chances will begin to taper off
after 10PM (to about 30 to 35%) and more appreciably by 1 to 2AM
(15 to 20%). Precipitation totals will be light, with up to a
quarter to a third of an inch forecast from 8AM Saturday through
2AM Sunday. Higher amounts (up to an inch) are possible should any
thunderstorms pass directly over the stadium. Highs on Saturday
will be slightly "cooler" under increased cloud cover and as the
effects of the cold front are felt, reaching 81 degrees around
1-2PM. From there, temperatures will begin to cool gradually, to
70 degrees around 8PM, and to 64 degrees by 11PM. Apparent
temperatures will be within a degree of air temperatures.
Winds will be out of the southwest at 5 to 10 mph with occasional
gusts to 15 to 18 mph during the afternoon. If thunderstorms pass
over or are in the vicinity, an errant gust to 30 or perhaps 40
mph is possible.
Fog formation is likely late tonight following the conclusion of
any showers and thunderstorms. It is unlikely to impact egress
from the stadium, but load-out could become misty and potentially
foggy depending on duration. Worst visibilities are likely to
occur between 5 to 8AM, and could be as low as 1 mile, perhaps
slightly lower locally.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of showers
through the day. Chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Heat index..........N/A.
Wind chill..........N/A.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in
the late morning and afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.15 inches.
CEILING (KFT).......9.0 decreasing to 3.5 late in the morning.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........47 48 51 55 62 71 77 67 71
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........ CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50
Temp............64 72 76 78 80 78 78 77 76
RH..............78 65 57 55 52 55 55 59 61
Heat index (F)..64 72 76 78 81 78 78 77 76
Wind chill (F)..N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Surface wnd dir.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
Surface wnd spd.2 3 5 6 7 8 8 7 6
Surface wnd gst.7 9 12 14 15 16 16 16 15
Ceiling (kft)...9.0 9.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers
through the night. Patchy fog early in the
morning.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Heat index..........N/A.
Wind chill..........N/A.
Surface winds (mph).Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph decreasing to west
around 5 mph early in the evening, then
becoming light overnight.
Rainfall amount.....0.10 inches.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 increasing to 6.0 late in the evening, then
decreasing to 5.0 in the late evening and
overnight decreasing to 3.0 overnight
decreasing to 2.5 decreasing to 0.6 early in
the morning.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........67 66 68 53 41 52 62 63 71 70 70 75
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH PTY
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW FOG
Tstm cov........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).50 50 50 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 0
Temp............76 74 71 68 67 65 64 63 63 63 61 61
RH..............63 68 73 88 93 96 100 99 98 99 100 100
Heat index (F)..76 74 71 68 67 65 64 63 63 63 61 61
Wind chill (F)..N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Surface wnd dir.SW NW SW SW S SW W NW NW NW NW NW
Surface wnd spd.6 5 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Surface wnd gst.13 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 9
Ceiling (kft)...3.5 3.5 3.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 0.6
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Patchy fog early
in the morning. Slight chance of showers late
in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Heat index..........N/A.
Wind chill..........N/A.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds becoming north 5 to 6 mph late in
the morning.
Rainfall amount.....0.01 inches.
CEILING (KFT).......0.6 increasing to 1.8 early in the morning,
then increasing to 5.0 early in the morning
increasing to 12 late in the morning increasing
to 20 decreasing to 3.0 late in the morning
increasing to 4.0 increasing to 5.0 early in
the afternoon increasing to 6.0.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........68 65 63 57 45 34 31 28 25 24 23 23
Weather cov.....PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....FOG FOG FOG RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
Temp............61 60 61 63 67 73 76 79 81 83 84 84
RH..............100 100 100 98 85 70 60 51 46 41 39 39
Heat index (F)..61 60 61 63 67 73 76 80 82 83 83 83
Wind chill (F)..N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Surface wnd dir.N N N N N N N N N N N N
Surface wnd spd.3 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Surface wnd gst.9 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
Ceiling (kft)...0.6 1.8 5.0 12 20 3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
$$
Forecaster...LMarlow
Requested by...Adam Fouche
Type of request...OTHER
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.DELDT 04/25/26
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.EMAIL fouche@uga.edu