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GEORGIA · MONROE COUNTY

Forsyth

4,895 people, 680 ft above sea level in Monroe County.

680 ftElevation, city center
4,895People, 2024 estimate
9 sq miLand area
Sunny 57°
Sunny now Dew point 26° · N 9 mph · high 57°
City of Forsyth River Interstate 2 miles
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The Forsyth plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Forsyth

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Middle Georgia Regional Airport (KMCN) · 4:53 PM
Sunny
57° Sunny Feels like 57° · high of 57° near 5 PM
WindN 9 mphno gusts
Humidity30%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure30.13 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 26° · Dry41° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.06 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 2:23PM EST until November 15 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
NWS Peachtree City and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:05 AM5:35 PM ↓
10 h 29 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
16
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 41°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 70° / 42°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
57° 30°
0% rain — NNW 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 32°
0% rain — N 4 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 34°
0% rain — ENE 8 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
65° 34°
0% rain — NE 7 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 37°
0% rain — NE 8 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 40°
0% rain — NE 7 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 41°
0% rain — NE 7 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Forsyth about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Mississippi Valley three days ago, and over the Appalachians a day ago, about 640 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the Appalachians; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Forsyth stands on

Forsyth’s center stands about 680 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 530 ft to 720 ft, a difference of 190 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hog Mountain, about 1,020 ft, 12 miles west.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Mica Schist/ Gneiss/ Amphibolite (gneiss, mica-schist, amphibolite), from the Precambrian to Paleozoic.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Forsyth, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft600 ft800 ft FORSYTH680 ftBarnesville800 ftOcmulgee Riverabout 340 ft ← W · BarnesvilleE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 38×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Mica Schist/ Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Gneiss, mica-schist, amphibolite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 13 mi of the line.

Hornblende Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Hornblende-gneiss, amphibolite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 6 mi of the line.

Granite Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Gneiss, amphibolite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 2 mi of the line.

Biotite Gneiss

Biotite-gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 1 mi of the line.

Hornblende Gneiss/ Amphibolite/ Granite Gneiss

Gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 0.8 mi of the line.

Biotite Granite Gneiss/ Feldspathic Biotite Gneiss/ Amphibolite Hornblende Gneiss

Gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 0.6 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Forsyth’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Forsyth reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Town Creek, Rum Creek, the Ocmulgee and the Altamaha: about 360 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Forsyth≈ 360 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF FORSYTH ≈ 360 mi to the Atlantic Ocean Town Creek → Rum Creek → Ocmulgee → Altamaha

210 miles of the trip are on the Ocmulgee.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Forsyth; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Forsyth on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Macon-Bibb County GA · 21 MI 21 miles southeast Warner Robins GA · 35 MI 35 miles southeast Atlanta GA · 57 MI 57 miles northwest Columbus GA · 66 MI 66 miles southwest Augusta GA · 110 MI 110 miles east Huntsville AL · 195 MI 195 miles northwest
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GEORGIA · MONROE

Forsyth

4,895 people, 680 ft above sea level in Monroe County.

680 ftElevation
4,895People
9 sq miLand
Sunny 57°
SunnyDew point 26°
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Today in Forsyth

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 57° 0%
8p clear night 44° 0%
11p clear night 39° 0%
2a clear night 36° 0%
5a mostly clear night 34° 0%
8a mostly sunny 36° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Forsyth stands on

Forsyth’s center stands about 680 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 530 ft to 720 ft, a difference of 190 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hog Mountain, about 1,020 ft, 12 miles west.

Forsyth, west to east Forsyth680 ftOcmulgee Riverabout 340 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 73×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center680 ft
Within 3 miles530 to 720 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (190 ft of relief)
High point nearbyHog Mountain, 1,020 ft, 12 mi west
Rock at the surfaceMica Schist/ Gneiss/ Amphibolite
Its agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
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Where the rain goes

≈ 360 mito the Atlantic OceanTown Creek → Rum Creek → Ocmulgee → Altamaha

A raindrop that lands in Forsyth reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Town Creek, Rum Creek, the Ocmulgee and the Altamaha: about 360 river miles.

210 miles of the trip are on the Ocmulgee.