Temperature
76 F at 8 PM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 66 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 76F
- 8 PM
- Highest
- 87F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 66F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Now. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is 76° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 64°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light breeze from the south-southwest at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 66° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 63): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 84°, and the coolest Sunday, near 63°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and sets at 10:21 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 23 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 9:00 PM in Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia.
Air quality
Index 63, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Atlanta (GA), 1 mile off.
Highest 101, unhealthy for sensitive groups, today, led by ozone. An air quality alert is called for today. Yesterday measured 74, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 2 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L / 26R | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 5 mph head, on 26R | 4 mph from the left |
| 08R / 26L | 9,999 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 5 mph head, on 26L | 4 mph from the left |
| 09L / 27R | 12,390 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 5 mph head, on 27R | 4 mph from the left |
| 09R / 27L | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 5 mph head, on 27L | 4 mph from the left |
| 10 / 28 | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 90° / 270° | 5 mph head, on 28 | 4 mph from the left |
Measured here
Every hour from Atlanta INTL Arpt (ATL), Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
76 F at 8 PM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 66 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 64 F, the air 66% saturated; the humidity ran from 45% at 3 PM to 87% at 7 AM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
6 mph from the southwest at 9 PM; at its strongest 8 mph, 11 AM, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.09 inHg at 9 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.02 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 9 miles at 6 AM; 10 miles or more now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 11 AM; a base was reported in 9 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Atlanta INTL Arpt: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 5 instruments nearest Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.9 mi away/1,033 ft/7 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Beside a road/3.6 mi away/988 ft/38 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Bull Sluice Lake 4 SSW Morgan Falls DamMFPG1
At a dam/23.1 mi away/909 ft/117 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
College Park 0.7 WGA-FT-59
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/990 ft/36 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
JonesboroJNSG1
At a cooperative observer's station/8.4 mi away/938 ft/88 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.