Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
... Red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening for much of central Georgia for low relative humidities...
A red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening for the area generally south and west of a line from Franklin to Griffin to Milledgeville to Vidalia.
This warning includes a portion of of the Oconee National Forest.
Relative humidities of 20 to 25 percent and east winds less than 10 mph will combine with dry fuel moistures to create dangerous fire weather conditions.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring... or will occur within 24 hours.
Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn outdoors. If you do burn outside... use extreme caution.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this red flag warning.
