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Sandy Springs, Georgia

City in Fulton County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Sandy Springs

Index 67, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Atlanta (GA), 20 miles off.

67Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)67Moderate-
  • Ozone33Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 80, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sandy Springs

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 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 Sandy Springs, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 10 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sandy Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Sandy Springs 1.1 ENEGA-FT-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/1,091 ft/71 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Dekalb Co Filter PltDRAG1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/1,063 ft/43 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Atlanta/Dekalb, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Sandy Springs, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:53 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 Atlanta/Dekalb, 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 PDKFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATLANTA/DEKALBSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAtlanta/Dekalb, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PDKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PDK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Atlanta/Dekalb: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PDKFIG. B THE AIR AT ATLANTA/DEKALBTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.6 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEAtlanta/Dekalb, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PDKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PDK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Atlanta/Dekalb, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 5 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 PDKFIG. C THE WIND AT ATLANTA/DEKALBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAtlanta/Dekalb, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PDKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PDK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Georgia

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

Near Sandy Springs

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

Near Sandy Springs

River and lake gauges