WeatherRoamTowns within 2 hours of Atlanta, ranked by this weekend's weather
This weekend's picks
The best weather within 2 hours of Atlanta for Sat Nov 7 & Sun Nov 8.
- Homer, GeorgiaGoodabout 1 h 10 minSat 70F, 0% rain
Sun 67F, 0% rain - Duluth, GeorgiaGoodSoutheastern Railway Museumabout 30 minSat 68F, 0% rain
Sun 67F, 0% rain - Cartersville, GeorgiaGoodEtowah Mounds 路 Red Top Mountainabout 45 minSat 64F, 0% rain
Sun 68F, 0% rain
Forecast updated Wed, 1:52 PM EST.
Towns within 3 hours of Atlanta
Within an hour
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Duluth, Georgia Southeastern Railway Museum | about 30 min | Good Sat 68F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| South Fulton, Georgia | about 30 min | Good Sat 64F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Peachtree City, Georgia | about 35 min | Good Sat 65F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Newnan, Georgia | about 35 min | Good Sat 65F, 0% rain; Sun 68F, 0% rain |
| Sugar Hill, Georgia | about 40 min | Good Sat 67F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Canton, Georgia | about 40 min | Good Sat 66F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Cartersville, Georgia Etowah Mounds 路 Red Top Mountain | about 45 min | Good Sat 64F, 0% rain; Sun 68F, 0% rain |
| Griffin, Georgia | about 45 min | Good Sat 67F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Carrollton, Georgia John Tanner SP | about 50 min | Good Sat 64F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Winder, Georgia Fort Yargo SP | about 50 min | Good Sat 69F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Gainesville, Georgia Don Carter SP | about 50 min | Good Sat 68F, 0% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Jasper, Georgia Burnt Mountain Overlook | about 55 min | Good Sat 64F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
1 to 2 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Dahlonega, Georgia Gold Museum 路 Consolidated Mine | about 1 h 5 min | Good Sat 67F, 0% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Rome, Georgia | about 1 h 10 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 68F, 0% rain |
| Homer, Georgia | about 1 h 10 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 0% rain |
| Athens, Georgia Georgia Museum of Art | about 1 h 15 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Ellijay, Georgia | about 1 h 15 min | Good Sat 62F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Macon, Georgia Ocmulgee Mounds 路 Hay House | about 1 h 15 min | Good Sat 72F, 0% rain; Sun 70F, 1% rain |
| Dalton, Georgia Chief Vann House | about 1 h 20 min | Good Sat 62F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Toccoa, Georgia Currahee Mountain | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Helen, Georgia Unicoi SP | about 1 h 30 min | Good Sat 64F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Columbus, Georgia National Infantry Museum | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 73F, 1% rain |
| Auburn, Alabama Auburn University 路 Chewacla SP | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 67F, 0% rain; Sun 71F, 1% rain |
| Talladega, Alabama | about 1 h 40 min | Good Sat 65F, 0% rain; Sun 71F, 1% rain |
| Blairsville, Georgia Vogel SP 路 Brasstown Bald | about 1 h 45 min | Good Sat 62F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee TN Aquarium 路 Hunter Museum | about 1 h 45 min | Good Sat 61F, 0% rain; Sun 61F, 0% rain |
| Gadsden, Alabama Noccalula Falls | about 1 h 50 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 68F, 1% rain |
| Lookout Mountain, Georgia Raccoon Mountain Caverns | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 57F, 0% rain; Sun 58F, 0% rain |
| Clemson, South Carolina Fort Hill | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 70F, 1% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Murphy, North Carolina Lovers Leap | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 64F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Cleveland, Tennessee | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 60F, 0% rain; Sun 61F, 0% rain |
| Anderson, South Carolina | about 1 h 55 min | Good Sat 69F, 1% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
2 to 3 hours
| Town | Drive | Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Evans, Georgia | about 2 h 5 min | Good Sat 73F, 0% rain; Sun 69F, 1% rain |
| Franklin, North Carolina | about 2 h 10 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Birmingham, Alabama Civil Rights Institute | about 2 h 10 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 67F, 1% rain |
| Augusta, Georgia Morris Museum of Art | about 2 h 10 min | Good Sat 74F, 1% rain; Sun 70F, 1% rain |
| Greenville, South Carolina Paris Mountain SP | about 2 h 15 min | Good Sat 69F, 1% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Highland Lakes, Alabama Oak Mountain SP | about 2 h 20 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 1% rain |
| Albertville, Alabama Lake Guntersville SP | about 2 h 20 min | Good Sat 59F, 0% rain; Sun 61F, 1% rain |
| Montgomery, Alabama Legacy Museum | about 2 h 20 min | Good Sat 68F, 0% rain; Sun 71F, 1% rain |
| Robbinsville, North Carolina Joyce Kilmer Forest 路 Nantahala | about 2 h 40 min | Good Sat 60F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 0% rain |
| Greenwood, South Carolina Ninety Six NHS | about 2 h 40 min | Good Sat 70F, 0% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Spartanburg, South Carolina | about 2 h 45 min | Good Sat 69F, 1% rain; Sun 65F, 0% rain |
| Cherokee, North Carolina Oconaluftee Indian Village | about 2 h 45 min | Good Sat 63F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Albany, Georgia Chehaw SP 路 Flint RiverQuarium | about 2 h 50 min | Good Sat 71F, 0% rain; Sun 73F, 1% rain |
| Waynesville, North Carolina Cataloochee Ski Area | about 2 h 50 min | Good Sat 61F, 0% rain; Sun 63F, 0% rain |
| Cullman, Alabama Ave Maria Grotto | about 2 h 50 min | Good Sat 58F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 1% rain |
| Brevard, North Carolina Sliding Rock | about 2 h 55 min | Good Sat 65F, 0% rain; Sun 62F, 0% rain |
| Lexington, South Carolina | about 2 h 55 min | Good Sat 70F, 1% rain; Sun 66F, 0% rain |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama Bryant Museum 路 Lake Lurleen SP | about 3 h | Good Sat 66F, 0% rain; Sun 64F, 1% rain |
| Tullahoma, Tennessee | about 3 h | Good Sat 56F, 0% rain; Sun 58F, 0% rain |
| Sewanee, Tennessee | about 2 h 35 min | Mixed Sat 54F, 0% rain; Sun 58F, 0% rain |
Weather around Atlanta
The north Georgia mountains are Atlanta's cool escape. Towns like Dahlonega, Helen, Ellijay and Blairsville sit higher than the city and are often several degrees cooler, which matters most from June to September. Farther north, the North Carolina mountains around Franklin and Cherokee run cooler still.
Summer afternoons bring scattered thunderstorms almost everywhere within a few hours, so a stormy forecast does not always mean a lost day. In fall the mountains often have the clearest, crispest weekends of the year.
How we pick
"Good" means a high from 55F to 88F, a forecast of sun or clouds, and at most a 30% chance of rain or snow, with no thunderstorm, dangerous heat or cold, strong gusts or smoke. "Mixed" means one day is good and the other isn't. Picks are ordered by that, then by the forecast and how much of a destination the town is.
Drive times start at the center of Atlanta and go to the center of each town. They come from a table built on OpenStreetMap and do not include traffic or seasonal road closures.
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