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McRae-Helena, Georgia

City in Telfair County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at McRae-Helena

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Douglas (GA), 39 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McRae-Helena

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

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at McRae-Helena, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 AM.

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On the radar over McRae-Helena, GeorgiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McRae-Helena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

McraeMRAG1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.4 mi away/246 ft/16 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank862of 1,277

Mc RaeMQW

At an airfield/2.5 mi away/197 ft/65 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank336of 1,277

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Mc Rae, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.5 mi from McRae-Helena, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Mc Rae, 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 MQWFIG. A THE SKY OVER MC RAESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMc Rae, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MQWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

86.0 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Mc Rae: temperature 86.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQWFIG. B THE AIR AT MC RAETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 5,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 86.0 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 25.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLEMc Rae, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mc Rae, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 6 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 MQWFIG. C THE WIND AT MC RAEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMc Rae, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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