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Carlton, Georgia

City in Madison County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Carlton

Index 68, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Athens-Clarke County (GA), 20 miles off.

68Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)68Moderate-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 63, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 55, moderate, Fri 12 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Carlton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Carlton, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 10 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Carlton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

ElbertonEBA

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/593 ft/30 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank127of 1,277

measured daily2 instruments

Carlton 1.9 SSEGA-OG-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/561 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Elberton 2 NELBG1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/518 ft/45 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank51of 1,277

Station report

The weather at Elberton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Carlton, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:15 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Elberton, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELBERTONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEElberton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EBATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EBA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Elberton, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBAFIG. C THE WIND AT ELBERTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElberton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EBATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EBA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 593 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.29 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.05 inHg means its barometer reads 29.41 inHg; it reports 64.4 F, 7.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Elberton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 593 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.29 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.05 and the station pressure it means, 29.41.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBAFIG. D WHERE ELBERTON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREELBERTON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT593 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.29 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.05 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.41 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED64.4 FTITLEElberton, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS EBATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EBA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Elberton, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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