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Regional Hourly Observations For LEE County
Issued at 300 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024

SOUTH GEORGIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SAVANNAH       MOSUNNY   77  62  59 E15G22    30.23R TC  25           
VALDOSTA       PTSUNNY   84  60  44 SE10      30.14F TC  29           
ALMA           PTSUNNY   84  50  30 SE13G18   30.17S TC  29           
ST SIMONS      SUNNY     75  70  83 NE15      30.20F TC  24           
FT STEWART     MOSUNNY   81  68  65 SE15G21   30.18  TC  27           
ALBANY         MOSUNNY   86  57  37 SE8       30.15S TC  30           
HUNTER AFB     PTSUNNY   76  64  65 E16       30.21  TC  25           
MOODY AFB      MOSUNNY   86  57  37 SE14G20   30.12F TC  30           
BRUNSWICK      PTSUNNY   77  64  63 E15       30.21F TC  25           

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BAINBRIDGE*    PTSUNNY   85  57  38 E9        30.13S TC  30           
MOULTRIE*      MOSUNNY   84  58  40 SE10      30.14F TC  29           
VIDALIA*       PTSUNNY   81  55  41 SE6       30.20S TC  27           
WAYCROSS*      MOSUNNY   83  55  37 E13G18    30.17F TC  28           
DOUGLAS*       MOSUNNY   83  54  36 E8        30.18S TC  29           

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Georgia
Based on observations at 300pm EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Georgia...temperatures are near 79 degrees north, near 81 degrees central, and near 84 degrees south. Current sky conditions are partly sunny north, partly sunny central, and partly sunny south. In the north, relative humidity is near 41%, and the dew point is near 54 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 45%, and the dew point is near 58 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 44%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. Winds are from the southeast at 13 mph with gusts at 20 mph north, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the southeast at 8 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the southeast at 10 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 86 degrees at Moody AFB and Albany. The lowest temperature is 70 degrees at Gainesville.


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 LEE County
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7-Day Forecast For LEE County, GA
Issued at 309 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
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming 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 in the upper 50s. 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 AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the mid 60s.

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

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

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


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