Storm Station
Riverdale, Georgia
69°
Mostly clear· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 6 mph NW
Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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43%Humidity
22%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Riverdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Atlanta INTL ArptATL

At an airfield/4.6 mi away/1,033 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank26of 583

I-285 @ Washington Rd GAGA312

Beside a road/6.5 mi away/988 ft/85 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank544of 583

measured daily2 instruments

Riverdale 3.0 WSWGA-CN-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/951 ft/48 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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JonesboroJNSG1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/938 ft/35 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Atlanta INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Riverdale. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 16,000 ft, scattered at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Atlanta INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 16,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ATLFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATLANTA INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 16,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAtlanta INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ATLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ATL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 16,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Atlanta INTL Arpt: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 16,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ATLFIG. B THE AIR AT ATLANTA INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 16,000 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 22.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEAtlanta INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ATLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ATL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Atlanta INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, 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 ATLFIG. C THE WIND AT ATLANTA INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAtlanta INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ATLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ATL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Atlanta INTL Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Georgia

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

Near Riverdale

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