Forsyth County, GA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

39°F
Feels Like 35°F  
Humidity 63% Dew Point 27°F Wind WNW 6 MPH Gusts 8 Barometer 30.15 in.
Solar Rad 23 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 2.1 mi. NW of central Forsyth County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Sunny, High 40F, Low 19F
40
19
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 41F, Low 26F
41
26
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Sunny, High 52F, Low 32F
52
32
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 55F, Low 39F
55
39
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 59F, Low 42F
40%
59
42
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Sunny, High 57F, Low 37F
57
37
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Showers, High 54F
20%
54
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 40°F to 59°F. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 54°F with lows around 34°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Forsyth County, GA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday Dec 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Showers Likely

Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Dec 19

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Saturday Dec 20

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.


About Forsyth County, GA

Forsyth County ( for-SYTHE or FOR-sythe) is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. Suburban and exurban in character, Forsyth County lies within the Atlanta metropolitan area. The county's only incorporated city and county seat is Cumming. At the 2020 census, the population was 251,283. Forsyth was the fastest-growing county in Georgia and the 15th fastest-growing county in the United States between 2010 and 2019. Forsyth County's rapid population growth can be attributed to its proximity to high-income employment opportunities in nearby Alpharetta and northern Fulton County, its equidistant location between the big-city amenities of bustling Atlanta and the recreation offerings of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, its plentiful supply of large, relatively affordable new-construction homes, and its highly ranked public school system. The influx of high-income professionals and their families has increased the county's median annual household income dramatically in recent years; at $104,687, Forsyth County was the wealthiest in Georgia and the 19th-wealthiest in the United States as of 2018 estimates. In the 1980s, the county attracted national media attention as the site of large civil rights demonstrations and counter-demonstrations. Organizers hoped to dispel the county's image as a sundown county. During the 1987 Forsyth County protests officials kept peace with police officers and National Guard protecting the event as thousands of marchers protested the segregation in the county. From 2007 to 2009, the county received national attention because of a severe drought. Water supplies for the Atlanta area and downstream areas of Alabama and Florida were threatened. This followed a more severe drought in 2007 and 2008, and flooding in 2009. Flooding occurred in 2013, and severe drought again in 2016. Georgia, Alabama and Florida have been in a tri-state water dispute since 1990 over apportionment of water flow from Lake Lanier, which forms the eastern border of the county and is regulated by the Army Corps of Engineers as a federal project.

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