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Thunderbolt, Georgia

Town in Chatham County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Thunderbolt

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Savannah (GA), 3 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Thunderbolt

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 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 Thunderbolt, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 2 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Thunderbolt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Savannah 3.9 ENEGA-CT-106

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/27 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Fort StewartFTSG1

At a cooperative observer's station/35.6 mi away/82 ft/46 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hunter (AAF), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Thunderbolt, Georgia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 16,000 ft, overcast at 20,000 ft; the ceiling is 20,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hunter (AAF), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 16,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, the ceiling at 20,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER HUNTER (AAF)SECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 20,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 16,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 20,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHunter (AAF), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SVN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 66.6 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 16,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Hunter (AAF): temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.6, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 16,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SVNFIG. B THE AIR AT HUNTER (AAF)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 16,000 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 66.6 FSPREAD 7.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEHunter (AAF), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SVN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hunter (AAF), north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south 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 SVNFIG. C THE WIND AT HUNTER (AAF)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHunter (AAF), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hunter (AAF), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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