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Tignall, Georgia

Town in Wilkes County, Georgia

Air quality

The air at Tignall

Index 76, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Athens-Clarke County (GA), 34 miles off.

76Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)76Moderate-
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 63, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Tignall

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Tignall, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Tignall, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

WashingtonWSNG1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/604 ft/54 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank291of 1,277

WashingtonIIY

At an airfield/7.0 mi away/628 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Fortsonia 3.1 SEGA-EL-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/427 ft/123 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LincolntonLNCG1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.9 mi away/449 ft/101 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Washington, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.9 mi from Tignall, Georgia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:02 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 604 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.27 inHg and the temperature at 56.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Washington stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 604 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.27 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSNG1FIG. D WHERE WASHINGTON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWASHINGTON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT604 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.27 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.8 FTITLEWashington, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP WSNG1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WSNG1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.78 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Washington, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 11 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSNG1FIG. E THE SUN AT WASHINGTONELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 80°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 11 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWashington, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP WSNG1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WSNG1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 604 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:02 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Washington, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:02 pm local time; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSNG1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:02 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:02 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEWashington, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP WSNG1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WSNG1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Washington, in 3 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 Tignall

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

Near Tignall

River and lake gauges