NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ADVISORY:
"HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA (INCLUDING GAINESVILLE & VICINITY) DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
Relative Humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for
4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be
southeast at 3 to 8 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."
But rain that's set to begin in our area overnight tonight should make that less of a problem at least through the first of next week.
The weather service says the rain is most likely to return early Sunday and continue through most of the day and evening Sunday. There is a high likelihood of at least 0.5" of rainfall across north and central Georgia. Expect rainfall amounts of 0.5" up to 1.5" across much of North and Central GA, with isolated pockets of 1.5"+."
The Gainesville area 7-day forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers, mainly before 3pm. High near 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday (Presidents Day): Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.