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Regional Hourly Observations For RICHMOND County
Issued at 600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024

...Southeast Georgia...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
Savannah Arpt  FOG       59  57  93 NE6       30.15R VSB 1/4          
Hunter AAF     CLEAR     62  61  95 CALM      30.11R                  
Fort Stewart   FOG       58  57  97 CALM      30.11R VSB 1/2          
Statesboro     FOG       57  57 100 CALM      30.15R VSB 1/2          
Sylvania       FOG       60  59  98 CALM      30.17R VSB 1/2          
Claxton        FOG       59  58  96 CALM      30.14S VSB 1/4          
Millen         CLOUDY    58  55  92 NE5       30.16R                  
Metter         MOCLDY    61  59  95 CALM      30.14R                  
Reidsville     PTCLDY    61 N/A N/A E3        30.13R FOG              

...CSRA, Central and far Southeast Georgia...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
Thomson        CLOUDY    58  53  83 SE5       30.14S                  
Augusta-Bush   CLOUDY    53  52  96 SE3       30.15R FOG              
Augusta-Daniel CLOUDY    61  57  87 E7        30.17R                  
Swainsboro     NOT AVBL                                               
Vidalia        PTCLDY    63  61  94 CALM      30.14R                  
Eastman        FOG       52  52 100 CALM      30.15S VSB 3/4          
Hazlehurst     CLEAR     63  60  93 CALM      30.12R                  
Alma           CLEAR     60  58  92 CALM      30.12R FOG              
Waycross       CLEAR     60  59  96 E3        30.12R                  
Jesup          FOG       61  61 100 CALM      30.16R VSB 1/4          
Baxley         CLEAR     59  59 100 CALM      30.13R FOG              
Brunswick      FOG       60  60 100 CALM      30.14R VSB 1/4          
Saint Simons   CLEAR     70  70 100 E3        30.13R                  

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Georgia
Based on observations at 600am EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Georgia...temperatures are near 62 degrees north, near 54 degrees central, and near 60 degrees south. Current sky conditions are mostly cloudy north, partly cloudy central, and clear south. In the north, relative humidity is near 67%, and the dew point is near 51 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 100%, and the dew point is near 54 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 89%, and the dew point is near 57 degrees. There is patchy fog south. Winds are from the east at 5 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm 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 70 degrees at Saint Simons. The lowest temperature is 54 degrees at Macon and 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 RICHMOND County,GA

304 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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7-Day Forecast For RICHMOND County, GA
Issued at 507 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

TODAY
Partly sunny. Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

MONDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

WEDNESDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

THURSDAY
Sunny. Highs around 90.

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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 1-MAY 5  MAY 3-MAY 9    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Above        Above                                            
 Precipitation:      Below       Normal                                            

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


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