A Heat Advisory remains in effect from noon until 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday for much of north, central, east-central, southeast and west-central Georgia, where heat index values are expected to reach 105 to 109 degrees. The National Weather Service warns that the combination of dangerous heat and high humidity could lead to heat-related illnesses, especially for those spending extended time outdoors.
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for north and central Georgia for Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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What is in the Hazardous Weather Outlook?
The hazardous weather outlook states the following:
819 PM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY…
- WHAT…Heat index values of 105 to 109 degrees expected.
- WHERE…Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia.- WHEN…From noon to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.
- IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
Counties included in the alert
- Baldwin
- Banks
- Barrow
- Bartow
- Bibb
- Bleckley
- Butts
- Carroll
- Catoosa
- Chattooga
- Chattahoochee
- Cherokee
- Clarke
- Clayton
- Cobb
- Coweta
- Crawford
- Crisp
- Dade
- Dawson
- DeKalb
- Dodge
- Dooly
- Douglas
- Emanuel
- Fayette
- Floyd
- Forsyth
- Glascock
- Gordon
- Greene
- Gwinnett
- Hall
- Hancock
- Haralson
- Harris
- Heard
- Henry
- Houston
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jefferson
- Johnson
- Jones
- Lamar
- Laurens
- Macon
- Madison
- Marion
- Meriwether
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Murray
- Muscogee
- Newton
- North Fulton
- Oconee
- Oglethorpe
- Paulding
- Peach
- Pickens
- Pike
- Polk
- Pulaski
- Putnam
- Rockdale
- Schley
- South Fulton
- Spalding
- Stewart
- Sumter
- Talbot
- Taliaferro
- Taylor
- Telfair
- Toombs
- Treutlen
- Troup
- Twiggs
- Upson
- Walker
- Walton
- Warren
- Washington
- Webster
- Wheeler
- Whitfield
- Wilcox
- Wilkes
- Wilkinson
Including the cities of
- Abbeville
- Alamo
- Americus
- Athens
- Atlanta
- Barnesville
- Bremen
- Buena Vista
- Butler
- Calhoun
- Cartersville
- Cedartown
- Chatsworth
- Cochran
- Columbus
- Comer
- Commerce
- Conyers
- Cordele
- Covington
- Crawford
- Crawfordville
- Cumming
- Dallas
- Dalton
- Dawsonville
- Decatur
- Douglasville
- Dublin
- East Point
- Eastman
- Eatonton
- Ellaville
- Forsyth
- Fort Benning
- Fort Oglethorpe
- Fort Valley
- Franklin
- Gainesville
- Gibson
- Gray
- Greensboro
- Griffin
- Hawkinsville
- Homer
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jeffersonville
- LaFayette
- Lawrenceville
- Louisville
- Lumpkin
- Macon
- Madison
- Manchester
- Marietta
- McRae
- Milledgeville
- Monroe
- Montezuma
- Monticello
- Mount Vernon
- Newnan
- Peachtree City
- Pine Mountain
- Preston
- Riverdale
- Roberts
- Rome
- Sandersville
- Soperton
- Sparta
- Stockbridge
- Summerville
- Swainsboro
- Talbotton
- Thomaston
- Toomsboro
- Trenton
- Vidalia
- Vienna
- Warner Robins
- Washington
- Watkinsville
- West Point
- Winder
- Woodstock
- Wrightsville
- Zebulon