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Nicholson, Georgia

City in Jackson County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Nicholson

Index 62, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Athens-Clarke County (GA), 15 miles off.

62Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)62Moderate-
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 64, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 50 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Nicholson

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Nicholson, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Nicholson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

JeffersonJCA

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/931 ft/80 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank142of 1,277

measured daily2 instruments

DanielsvilleDANG1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/886 ft/35 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank964of 1,277

Station report

The weather at Jefferson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Nicholson, Georgia. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM 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 Jefferson, 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 JCAFIG. A THE SKY OVER JEFFERSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEJefferson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JCATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JCA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.5 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Jefferson: temperature 70.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JCAFIG. B THE AIR AT JEFFERSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.1 FTEMPERATURE 70.5 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 3.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEJefferson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JCATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JCA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Jefferson, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JCAFIG. C THE WIND AT JEFFERSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJefferson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JCATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JCA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Danielsville (DANG1), 7.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Georgia

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Nicholson

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Nicholson

River and lake gauges