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Powder Springs, Georgia

City in Cobb County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Powder Springs

Index 64, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Atlanta (GA), 21 miles off.

64Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)64Moderate17.7 mi
  • Ozone35Good30 ppb10.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)24Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide16Good17.2 ppb17.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb21.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.7 ppm17.7 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 67, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 53, moderate, Fri 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Powder Springs

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Powder Springs, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Powder Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Powder Springs 1.8 ENEGA-CB-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/947 ft/30 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

DallasDALG1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/1,070 ft/93 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank97of 1,277

Station report

The weather at Dobbins AFB/Mariett, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.9 mi from Powder Springs, 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 Dobbins AFB/Mariett, 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 MGEFIG. A THE SKY OVER DOBBINS AFB/MARIETTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDobbins AFB/Mariett, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MGETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 62.4 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Dobbins AFB/Mariett: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.4, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGEFIG. B THE AIR AT DOBBINS AFB/MARIETTTHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.6 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 62.4 FSPREAD 7.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEDobbins AFB/Mariett, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES 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 Dobbins AFB/Mariett, 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 MGEFIG. C THE WIND AT DOBBINS AFB/MARIETTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEDobbins AFB/Mariett, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dobbins AFB/Mariett, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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