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GEORGIA · MORGAN COUNTY

Rutledge

929 people, 720 ft above sea level in Morgan County.

720 ftElevation, city center
929People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Sunny 52°
Sunny now Dew point 27° · Calm · high 53°
City of Rutledge River Interstate 2 miles
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The Rutledge 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 Rutledge

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Monroe-Walton County Airport (KD73) · 4:55 PM
Sunny
52° Sunny Feels like 52° · high of 53° near 5 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity37%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.19 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dry42° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 120.02 in · 2 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 AM5:32 PM ↓
10 h 27 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 42°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
53° 30°
0% rain — NNW 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 34°
0% rain — NNE 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 34°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — ENE 2 B
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
65° 37°
0% rain — ENE 3 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 40°
0% rain — NE 1 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 42°
0% rain — ENE 1 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 Rutledge about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ozarks three days ago, and over the Appalachians a day ago, about 650 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 Pacific Northwest. 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 Rutledge stands on

Rutledge’s center stands about 720 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 550 ft to 810 ft, a difference of 260 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Alcovy Mountain, about 1,100 ft, 11 miles northwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Biotite Gneiss/ Feldspathic Biotite Gneiss, from the Precambrian to Paleozoic.

The section below crosses 9 rock units mapped at the surface.

Godfrey to Monroe, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft700 ft800 ft900 ft RUTLEDGE720 ftLow point540 ftHigh point of the line910 ft ← S · GodfreyMonroe · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 51×. 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

Granitic Gneiss undifferentiated

Gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 7 mi of the line.

Biotitic Gneiss Undifferentiated

Biotite-gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 5 mi of the line.

Biotitic Gneiss / Mica Schist/ Amphibolite

Amphibolite, biotite-gneiss, mica-schist. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 4 mi of the line.

Biotite Gneiss/ Feldspathic Biotite Gneiss

Gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 4 mi of the line.

Hornblende Gneiss/ Amphibolite/ Granite Gneiss

Gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 1 mi of the line.

Sillimanite Schist/ Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Schist, gneiss, amphibolite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 3 smaller units 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 Rutledge’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Rutledge reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Hard Labor Creek, Big Sandy Creek, the Apalachee, the Oconee and the Altamaha: about 340 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Rutledge≈ 340 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF RUTLEDGE ≈ 340 mi to the Atlantic Ocean Hard Labor Creek → Big Sandy Creek → Apalachee → Oconee → Altamaha

190 miles of the trip are on the Oconee.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Rutledge on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Athens GA · 26 MI 26 miles northeast Stonecrest GA · 31 MI 31 miles west Atlanta GA · 48 MI 48 miles west Augusta GA · 90 MI 90 miles east Columbus GA · 106 MI 106 miles southwest Huntsville AL · 191 MI 191 miles northwest
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GEORGIA · MORGAN

Rutledge

929 people, 720 ft above sea level in Morgan County.

720 ftElevation
929People
3 sq miLand
Sunny 52°
SunnyDew point 27°
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Today in Rutledge

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 53° 0%
8p clear night 41° 0%
11p clear night 37° 0%
2a clear night 33° 0%
5a clear night 31° 0%
8a mostly sunny 33° 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 Rutledge stands on

Rutledge’s center stands about 720 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 550 ft to 810 ft, a difference of 260 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Alcovy Mountain, about 1,100 ft, 11 miles northwest.

Rutledge, south to north Rutledge720 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 98×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center720 ft
Within 3 miles550 to 810 ft
Lie of the landRolling (260 ft of relief)
High point nearbyAlcovy Mountain, 1,100 ft, 11 mi northwest
Rock at the surfaceBiotite Gneiss/ Feldspathic Biotite Gneiss
Its agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
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Where the rain goes

≈ 340 mito the Atlantic OceanHard Labor Creek → Big Sandy Creek → Apalachee → Oconee → Altamaha

A raindrop that lands in Rutledge reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Hard Labor Creek, Big Sandy Creek, the Apalachee, the Oconee and the Altamaha: about 340 river miles.

190 miles of the trip are on the Oconee.