SOUTH GEORGIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SAVANNAH       PTSUNNY   71  61  70 E15G24    30.26R TC  22           
VALDOSTA       MOSUNNY   83  57  41 E8        30.14R TC  28           
ALMA           SUNNY     79  50  36 E10G20    30.19R TC  26           
ST SIMONS      MOSUNNY   72  68  88 NE15G23   30.20F TC  22           
FT STEWART     MOSUNNY   72  71  95 E13       30.21R TC  22           
ALBANY         SUNNY     84  56  38 E8        30.13S TC  29           
HUNTER AFB     CLOUDY    70  63  78 E16       30.22F TC  21           
MOODY AFB      MOSUNNY   81  55  40 SE12      30.13R TC  27           
BRUNSWICK      MOSUNNY   72  63  73 NE21G26   30.22S TC  22           

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BAINBRIDGE*    SUNNY     84  59  42 S9        30.11S TC  29           
MOULTRIE*      MOSUNNY   82  58  44 SE10      30.14R TC  28           
VIDALIA*       SUNNY     79  54  41 SE9       30.21S TC  26           
WAYCROSS*      SUNNY     78  53  42 E12       30.19R TC  26           
DOUGLAS*       PTSUNNY   78  53  41 E9        30.19R TC  26           

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Georgia
Based on observations at 700pm EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Georgia...temperatures are near 79 degrees north, near 79 degrees central, and near 83 degrees south. Current sky conditions are partly sunny north, sunny central, and mostly sunny south. In the north, relative humidity is near 43%, and the dew point is near 55 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 45%, and the dew point is near 56 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 41%, and the dew point is near 57 degrees. Winds are from the southeast at 12 mph with gusts at 20 mph north, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the east at 10 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 8 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 84 degrees at Bainbridge and Albany. The lowest temperature is 64 degrees at Gainesville.

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Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

US Radar, All NWS Radars (In near-real time), Current Livestock Heat Stress Index (LSI), Current Wind Chill Map

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For DOUGHERTY County
Hazardous report currently not available
NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook

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7-Day Forecast For DOUGHERTY County, GA
Issued at 327 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the lower 60s.

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY
Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90.

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

ETA Surface Forecast Maps, AVN 6-Panel Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2 Precip, Days 1-5 Precip, Severe Weather Pot.-Day 1, Day 2

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Georgia

                              GEORGIA                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 MAY 2-MAY 6 MAY 4-MAY 10    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Above        Above                                            
 Precipitation:     Normal        Above                                            

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook

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Almanac Information

Friday April 26, 2024 the 117th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 14.000000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 06:51 EDT Set 20:14 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:32 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:27 EDT Ends 20:39 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy

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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky