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Regional Hourly Observations For IRWIN County
Issued at 900 PM EDT THU MAR 28 2024

SOUTH GEORGIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SAVANNAH       CLEAR     60  54  80 CALM      29.98R TC  16           
VALDOSTA       CLEAR     59  51  75 CALM      30.02R TC  15           
ALMA           CLEAR     60  52  74 CALM      30.00R TC  16           
ST SIMONS      PTCLDY    64  61  88 SE5       29.99R TC  18           
FT STEWART     PTCLDY    60  54  82 CALM      29.95R TC  15           
ALBANY         CLEAR     61  30  31 NW5       30.07R TC  16           
HUNTER AFB     PTCLDY    62  55  76 CALM      29.95R TC  17           
MOODY AFB      CLEAR     61  48  64 N5        30.01R TC  16           
BRUNSWICK      CLEAR     59  58  96 CALM      29.99R TC  15           

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BAINBRIDGE*    CLEAR     63  33  32 NW7       30.07R TC  17           
MOULTRIE*      CLEAR     64  34  33 NW3       30.05R TC  18           
VIDALIA*       CLEAR     57  45  62 CALM      30.00R TC  14           
WAYCROSS*      CLEAR     63  52  67 CALM      30.00R TC  17           
DOUGLAS*       CLEAR     60  45  59 CALM      30.03R TC  15           

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Georgia
Based on observations at 900pm EDT, Thursday March 28, 2024

Across Georgia...temperatures are near 60 degrees north, near 61 degrees central, and near 59 degrees south. Current sky conditions are clear north, clear central, and clear south. In the north, relative humidity is near 29%, and the dew point is near 28 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 29%, and the dew point is near 29 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 75%, and the dew point is near 51 degrees. Winds are from the north at 8 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the northwest at 9 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 64 degrees at Saint Simons, Columbus, and Augusta (Daniels). The lowest temperature is 54 degrees at Augusta (Bush).


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.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For IRWIN County
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7-Day Forecast For IRWIN County, GA
Issued at 226 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

TONIGHT
Clear, cooler with lows in the lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

SATURDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the upper 50s.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the lower 60s.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Cooler with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs around 70.

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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 
                 APR 3-APR 7 APR 5-APR 11    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
                 -----------  -----------  --------  ---------
   Temperature:      Below        Above     Normal      Above                      
 Precipitation:      Above        Above      Above      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
Almanac Information

Thursday March 28, 2024 the 88th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 3.580000
Distance 0.999721 AU
Rise 06:27 EDT Set 18:53 EDT
Transit Meridian 12:39 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:03 EDT Ends 19:17 EDT

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


Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

MARCH 28TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1917...
Thane Creek AK reported a snow cover of 190 inches. (The Weather Channel)
...1920...
The worst tornado disaster of record occurred in Chicago IL as a tornado
killed 28 persons and caused three million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1997...
Ten tornadoes tore across the area, affecting the Kentucky counties of 
Adair, Metcalfe, Casey, Green, Larue, Marion, Hardin, Hart, Nelson, and 
Russell; and the Indiana counties of Scott and Jefferson. Two of the 
twisters produced F3 damage. A 28-year-old woman was killed in Metcalfe 
County as she was thrown from her destroyed mobile home. A 40-year-old man 
was killed when his house in Bonnieville (Hart County) was hit by one of 
the F3 tornadoes and blown off its foundation. This tornado injured many 
people when it caused several car accidents as it crossed Interstate 65.
(NWS Louisville)

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