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Tifton, Georgia

City in Tift County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Tifton

Index 63, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Albany (GA), 36 miles off.

63Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)63Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)27Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 62, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Tifton

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

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Tifton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

TiftonTMA

At an airfield/2.6 mi away/355 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank888of 1,277

Little RiverS2027

At a soil climate station/3.6 mi away/350 ft/4 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Tifton 0.9 NGA-TF-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/358 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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TiftonTFTG1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/331 ft/23 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Tifton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.6 mi from Tifton, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 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 Tifton, 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 TMAFIG. A THE SKY OVER TIFTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETifton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TMATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TMA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

83.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tifton: temperature 83.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TMAFIG. B THE AIR AT TIFTONTHE 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 F90 FSATURATES 4,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.8 FTEMPERATURE 83.0 FDEW POINT 65.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLETifton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TMATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TMA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Tifton, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TMAFIG. C THE WIND AT TIFTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETifton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TMATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TMA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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