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Russell, Georgia

Community in Barrow County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Russell

Index 66, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Athens-Clarke County (GA), 21 miles off.

66Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)66Moderate-
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 63, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Russell

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 3 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 Russell, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Russell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

WinderWDR

At an airfield/1.9 mi away/942 ft/34 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank177of 1,277

measured daily2 instruments

Winder 1.1 SEGA-BW-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/986 ft/78 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MonroeMONG1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/922 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank198of 1,277

Station report

The weather at Winder, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.9 mi from Russell, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winder, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WDRFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINDERSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinder, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WDRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WDR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Winder: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WDRFIG. B THE AIR AT WINDERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 62.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEWinder, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WDRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WDR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winder, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 7 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 WDRFIG. C THE WIND AT WINDERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinder, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WDRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WDR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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