Storm Station
Nelson, Georgia
56°
Mostly clear· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
46%Humidity
31%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Nelson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cherokee CountyCNI

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/1,220 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank94of 583

I-575 @ SR 100GA326

Beside a road/6.2 mi away/1,427 ft/190 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank495of 583

DawsonvilleDSVG1

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.8 mi away/1,266 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank77of 583

measured daily2 instruments

Ball Ground 0.5 NNWGA-CE-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/1,162 ft/75 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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JasperJASG1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/1,499 ft/262 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Cherokee County, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Nelson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cherokee County, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNIFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHEROKEE COUNTYSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECherokee County, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.6 F with a dew point of 45.3 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Cherokee County: temperature 46.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.3, 95 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNIFIG. B THE AIR AT CHEROKEE COUNTYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.0 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.6 F, 45.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLECherokee County, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cherokee County, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNIFIG. C THE WIND AT CHEROKEE COUNTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECherokee County, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cherokee County, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Jasper (JASG1), 9.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Georgia

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Nelson

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