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Howard, Georgia

Community in Taylor County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Howard

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Columbus-Phenix City - GA and AL (GA), 33 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate-
  • Ozone0Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 56, moderate, Fri 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Howard

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 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 Howard, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Howard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Butler6A1

At an airfield/7.9 mi away/666 ft/110 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,277of 1,277

measured daily2 instruments

TalbottonTALG1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/584 ft/28 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Butler, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Howard, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 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 Butler, 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 6A1FIG. A THE SKY OVER BUTLERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEButler, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 6A1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6A1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.7 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Butler: temperature 70.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6A1FIG. B THE AIR AT BUTLERTHE 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 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.9 FTEMPERATURE 70.7 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 8.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEButler, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6A1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6A1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Butler, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6A1FIG. C THE WIND AT BUTLERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEButler, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6A1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6A1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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