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De Soto, Georgia

City in Sumter County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at De Soto

Index 64, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Albany (GA), 26 miles off.

64Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)64Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)23Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 62, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at De Soto

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at De Soto, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest De Soto, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AmericusACJ

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/469 ft/158 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank886of 1,277

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Americus, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from De Soto, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Americus, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACJFIG. A THE SKY OVER AMERICUSSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAmericus, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ACJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.5 F with a dew point of 65.5 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Americus: temperature 65.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.5, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACJFIG. B THE AIR AT AMERICUSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.5 F, 65.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEAmericus, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Americus, 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 ACJFIG. C THE WIND AT AMERICUSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAmericus, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Georgia

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Near De Soto

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