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GEORGIA · EMANUEL COUNTY

Swainsboro

7,556 people, 320 ft above sea level in Emanuel County.

320 ftElevation, city center
7,556People, 2024 estimate
13 sq miLand area
Sunny 59°
Sunny now Dew point 30° · NNW 7 mph · high 57°
City of Swainsboro River Interstate 2 miles
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The Swainsboro 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 Swainsboro

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Swainsboro Emanuel County Airport (KSBO) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
59° Sunny Feels like 59° · high of 57° near 4 PM
WindNNW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity33%rising to 82% by morning
Pressure30.11 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAIN—none in 31 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 4:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:58 AM5:29 PM ↓
10 h 31 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
27
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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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 38°

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
57° 34°
0% rain — NNW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 35°
0% rain — NE 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 38°
0% rain — NE 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — NE 6 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 42°
0% rain — NE 7 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 46°
0% rain — NNE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 46°
0% rain — NE 5 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 Swainsboro about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Mississippi Valley three days ago, and over the Carolinas a day ago, about 760 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; 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 Swainsboro stands on

Swainsboro’s center stands about 320 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 240 ft to 370 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Neogene undifferentiated (sandstone, claystone), from the Tertiary Neogene, 2.6 to 23 million years old.

Swainsboro, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
200 ft300 ft400 ft SWAINSBORO320 ftLow point210 ftHigh point of the line420 ft ← S · StillmoreN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. 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

Neogene undifferentiated

Sandstone, claystone. Age: Tertiary Neogene, 2.6 to 23 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

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 Swainsboro’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Swainsboro reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Crooked Creek, Yam Grandy Creek, the Ohoopee and the Altamaha: about 160 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Swainsboro≈ 160 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF SWAINSBORO ≈ 160 mi to the Atlantic Ocean Crooked Creek → Yam Grandy Creek → Ohoopee → Altamaha

90 miles of the trip are on the Altamaha.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Swainsboro on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Statesboro GA · 34 MI 34 miles east Dublin GA · 35 MI 35 miles west Augusta GA · 56 MI 56 miles north Atlanta GA · 146 MI 146 miles northwest Columbus GA · 148 MI 148 miles west Jacksonville FL · 160 MI 160 miles south
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GEORGIA · EMANUEL

Swainsboro

7,556 people, 320 ft above sea level in Emanuel County.

320 ftElevation
7,556People
13 sq miLand
Sunny 59°
SunnyDew point 30°
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Today in Swainsboro

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 57° 0%
7p clear night 47° 0%
10p clear night 41° 0%
1a clear night 38° 0%
4a clear night 36° 0%
7a mostly sunny 34° 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 Swainsboro stands on

Swainsboro’s center stands about 320 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 240 ft to 370 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country.

Swainsboro, south to north Swainsboro320 ftHigh point420 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center320 ft
Within 3 miles240 to 370 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (130 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceNeogene undifferentiated
Its ageTertiary Neogene, 2.6 to 23 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 160 mito the Atlantic OceanCrooked Creek → Yam Grandy Creek → Ohoopee → Altamaha

A raindrop that lands in Swainsboro reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Crooked Creek, Yam Grandy Creek, the Ohoopee and the Altamaha: about 160 river miles.

90 miles of the trip are on the Altamaha.