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Bishop, Georgia

Town in Oconee County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Bishop

Index 63, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Athens-Clarke County (GA), 9 miles off.

63Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)63Moderate-
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)23Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 63, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bishop

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bishop, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

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On the radar over Bishop, GeorgiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Bishop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Athens 12SAHCG1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.5 mi away/745 ft/39 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank342of 1,262

measured daily2 instruments

MonroeMONG1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.7 mi away/922 ft/138 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank197of 1,262

Station report

The weather at Athens Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Bishop, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Athens Municipal, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AHNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATHENS MUNICIPALSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAthens Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AHNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AHN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Athens Municipal: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AHNFIG. B THE AIR AT ATHENS MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEAthens Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AHNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AHN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Athens Municipal, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AHNFIG. C THE WIND AT ATHENS MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAthens Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AHNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AHN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Athens Municipal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Near Bishop

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