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Nicholls, Georgia

City in Coffee County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Nicholls

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Douglas (GA), 7 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 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Nicholls

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Nicholls, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Nicholls, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Alma/Bacon Co.AMG

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/200 ft/5 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Baxley 5SWBXYG1

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.4 mi away/203 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank325of 1,277

measured daily2 instruments

Nicholls 0.4 SGA-CF-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/171 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PridgenPRDG1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.3 mi away/312 ft/117 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank11of 1,277

Station report

The weather at Baxley 5SW, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 19.4 mi from Nicholls, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:38 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 203 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.70 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Baxley 5SW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 203 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXYG1FIG. D WHERE BAXLEY 5SW 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 ATMOSPHEREBAXLEY 5SW1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT203 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 HERE29.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FTITLEBaxley 5SW, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BXYG1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BXYG1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 31.71 N, and the day is 11 h 15 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Baxley 5SW, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 15 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXYG1FIG. E THE SUN AT BAXLEY 5SWELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 82°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 15 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBaxley 5SW, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BXYG1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BXYG1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 203 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:38 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Baxley 5SW, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 1:38 pm local time; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BXYG1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 1:38 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 1:38 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBaxley 5SW, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP BXYG1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BXYG1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Baxley 5SW, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Pridgen (PRDG1), 20.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Georgia

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Near Nicholls

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Near Nicholls

River and lake gauges