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I-85 Georgia Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 179 miles of I-85 in Georgia — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Oct 8, 2026 10:04 PM EDT · Mostly dry, damp in places
Lowest 67°F near Atlanta, Georgia · Highest wind 3 mph near Atlanta, Georgia
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I-85 runs 179 miles across Georgia. It passes Atlanta.
- Interstate: I-85
- State: Georgia
- Length in state: 179 mi
Weather data from Oct 8, 2026 10:04 PM EDT
67°F
72°F
3 mph
30.02-30.07 inHg
Conditions along I-85 in Georgia
I-85 crosses 179 miles of Georgia, between the Alabama line and the South Carolina line. That is 27% of I-85's 666 miles.
Inside Georgia it meets I-75 and I-20 at Atlanta.
By mile marker, I-85 passes Atlanta 81. It is the only city on this stretch that the mileposts name.
No full closures are reported on I-85 in Georgia as of Oct 8, 2026 10:04 PM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2.9" | 2.1 | 36.3 | 34.8 | Nov 21 | Mar 20 | 35.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Georgia. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Towns Along I-85 in Georgia
From West Point to Lavonia, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the West Point end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 4 mi West Point
- 46 mi Newnan
- 61 mi Fairburn
- 72 mi East Point 2.2 mi off the road
- 83 mi Atlanta 1.9 mi off the road
- 89 mi Decatur 4.8 mi off the road
- 95 mi Doraville 1.3 mi off the road
- 100 mi Norcross 1.4 mi off the road
- 105 mi Duluth 3.5 mi off the road
- 124 mi Auburn 5.0 mi off the road
- 135 mi Pendergrass 1.9 mi off the road
- 173 mi Lavonia 1.2 mi off the road
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 8:02 AM EDT
Atlanta, GA weather
- Current weather conditions in Atlanta, GA indicate that the air quality is forecast to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 118 expected in approximately 7 to 8 hours
- The dominant pollutant will be ozone (O3)
- At this time, the temperature is 61.5°F with a dew point of 56.3°F and humidity at 83%
- Winds are light, blowing from the northwest at approximately 2 to 4 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is 29.9 inHg and visibility is good at 9.0 miles
- The weather is currently sunny, and no active alerts are in effect.
I-85 in Georgia Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 85 in Georgia closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-85 in Georgia. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-85 in Georgia road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-85 in Georgia by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 10:04 PM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 67°F to 72°F and the strongest wind is 3 mph.
- Where are Georgia road closures reported officially?
- Georgia's official traveler information service is 511GA, at 511ga.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-85 in Georgia road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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