Royston, GA Weather Forecast
Franklin County, Georgia
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Royston, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Royston, GA at a glance
Royston is home to about 2,670 people in Franklin County, across 3.3 square miles. It ranks 214th by population of 218 places in Georgia with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Hartwell, 11 miles away.
- County
- Franklin County
- Population
- 2,670 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3.3 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 814
- Forecast point
- 34.2858°N, 83.1118°W
How well can the network see Royston?
The nearest Doppler radar is KGSP (Greenville/Spartanburg, SC), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 5,200 ft above Royston. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Royston can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is K18A (Canon/Franklin Cnty). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Royston
- Hartwell, GA11 mi
- Elberton, GA18 mi
- Commerce, GA21 mi
- Toccoa, GA24 mi
- Athens, GA28 mi
- Seneca, SC29 mi
- Baldwin, GA29 mi
- Cornelia, GA29 mi
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