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GEORGIA · WILKES COUNTY

Washington

3,623 people, 610 ft above sea level in Wilkes County.

610 ftElevation, city center
3,623People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Clear 44°
Clear now Dew point 29° · Calm · high 45°
City of Washington River Interstate 2 miles
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The Washington 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 Washington

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Elbert County - Patz Field (KEBA) · 6:55 PM
Clear
44° Clear Feels like 44° · high of 45° near 7 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity55%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.15 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 29° · Dry42° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 90.33 in · 5 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 7:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:02 AM5:28 PM ↓
10 h 26 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% 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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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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
45° 32°
0% rain — NNW 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
58° 34°
0% rain — ENE 3 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 35°
0% rain — ENE 6 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — NE 2 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
65° 36°
0% rain — NE 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 — NE 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 Washington about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Appalachians a day ago, about 890 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Carolinas; 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 Washington stands on

Washington’s center stands about 610 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 460 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 180 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Graves Mountain, about 860 ft, 13 miles east.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Epidote Quartzite/ Amphibolite/ Sericite Schist/ Biotite Granite Gneiss (quartzite, amphibolite, mica-schist), from the Precambrian to Paleozoic.

The section below crosses 6 rock units mapped at the surface.

Washington, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft500 ft600 ft WASHINGTON610 ftHigh point of the line690 ftUpton Creekabout 460 ftLow point390 ft ← NW · RayleSE →

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

Granite Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Gneiss, amphibolite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 8 mi of the line.

Felsic Metavolcanics

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

Metadacite

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

Granitic Gneiss undifferentiated

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

Granite undifferentiated

Granite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 2 mi of the line.

Epidote Quartzite/ Amphibolite/ Sericite Schist/ Biotite Granite Gneiss

Quartzite, amphibolite, mica-schist. 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.

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 Washington’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Washington reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Rocky Creek, the Little River and the Savannah: about 260 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Washington≈ 260 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF WASHINGTON ≈ 260 mi to the Atlantic Ocean Rocky Creek → Little River → Savannah

220 miles of the trip are on the Savannah.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Washington on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Evans GA · 37 MI 37 miles east Athens GA · 39 MI 39 miles west Augusta GA · 46 MI 46 miles southeast Atlanta GA · 97 MI 97 miles west Charlotte NC · 149 MI 149 miles northeast Columbus GA · 150 MI 150 miles southwest
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GEORGIA · WILKES

Washington

3,623 people, 610 ft above sea level in Wilkes County.

610 ftElevation
3,623People
8 sq miLand
Clear 44°
ClearDew point 29°
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Today in Washington

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 45° 0%
10p clear night 39° 0%
1a clear night 36° 0%
4a clear night 34° 0%
7a clear day 32° 0%
10a mostly sunny 46° 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 Washington stands on

Washington’s center stands about 610 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 460 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 180 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Graves Mountain, about 860 ft, 13 miles east.

Washington, northwest to southeast Washington610 ftUpton Creekabout 460 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center610 ft
Within 3 miles460 to 640 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (180 ft of relief)
High point nearbyGraves Mountain, 860 ft, 13 mi east
Rock at the surfaceEpidote Quartzite/ Amphibolite/ Sericite Schist/ Biotite Granite Gneiss
Its agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
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Where the rain goes

≈ 260 mito the Atlantic OceanRocky Creek → Little River → Savannah

A raindrop that lands in Washington reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Rocky Creek, the Little River and the Savannah: about 260 river miles.

220 miles of the trip are on the Savannah.