The National Weather Service is warning Georgia residents to brace for another day of potentially dangerous heat, with temperatures feeling like 112 degrees in some areas.
🌡️ Why It Matters: Heat indices this high can cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke, especially for people working outdoors, elderly residents, and children. The warning affects millions across north and central Georgia.
What is the Heat Index?: The heat index refers to what the temperature feels like when the air temperature is combined with relative humidity. The thermometer in your car may report 90 degree temperatures, but the humidity means that to your body, it will feel like it is over 100 degrees. The heat index is sometimes called the “apparent temperature.”
⚠️ What’s Happening: An Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory remain active through 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service Peachtree City office. Peak heat indices are expected to range from 103 to 112 degrees across the region.
⛈️ Storm Watch: Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service says a few storms could pack wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph, creating additional hazards for residents already dealing with extreme heat.
🔮 The Big Picture: The National Weather Service predicts hot and humid conditions will persist through Thursday, with heat indices near 105 degrees possible in central and eastern Georgia. Scattered afternoon and evening storms are expected through the weekend, though the overall severe weather risk remains low.
The Sources: National Weather Service Peachtree City, Georgia.
🛑 🛑 🛑
Before You Dismiss This Article…
We live in a time when information feels overwhelming, but here’s what hasn’t changed: facts exist whether they comfort us or not.
When A&W launched their third-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder in the 1980s, it failed spectacularly. Not because it tasted worse, but because customers thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If basic math can trip us up, imagine how easily we can misread complex news.
The press isn’t against you when it reports something you don’t want to hear. Reporters are thermometers, not the fever itself. They’re telling you what verified sources are saying, not taking sides. Good reporting should challenge you — that’s literally the job.
Next time a story makes you angry, pause. Ask yourself: What evidence backs this up? Am I reacting with my brain or my gut? What would actually change my mind? And most importantly, am I assuming bias just because the story doesn’t match what I hoped to hear.
Smart readers choose verified information over their own comfort zone.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
