About Jefferson, Georgia Weather

The weather data you see  on this site comes from Watersedge Court near the lake at Northminister Estates in Jefferson, GA. I have been interested in weather for many years and use to report weather to channel 2 ( WSB ) back in the 70's . At that time I had an old Heathkit weather station.

We have moved many times since then and lived in Saudi Arabia for a year.  My wife purchased a wired Weather Monitor II from Davis some years ago.  I have taken up the hobby of computers and decided to interface the weather station to my computer with Virtual Weather Station software.

 I later bought a Vantage Pro 2 weather station by Davis.  This is a complete wireless station and the instruments are solar powered.  The receiving unit is interfaced with one of my computers which is on a network in my home.  The instruments are certified and are very accurate.


Data Output

Northminster Estates Weather outputs weather data to these websites, Weather for You, Underground Weather, NOAA, and ARPS every  five minutes.  The data is kept as a matter of record for their use.  Underground Weather also post all of the information on their website.  ARPS post the information to all Amateur Radio Stations wishing it, 24/7.

 
Data Input

Data for the quick 5 day forecast comes from the National Weather Service in Atlanta, GA.  In addition, the warnings and watches come from the NWS.  Local data, such as temp, rain, humidity, heat index and wind chill as well as wind speed and direction, comes from my personal weather station.

About this Data

The data you see on this website should not be used for making critical decisions, particularly in emergencies, or hazardous weather conditions.  Why is this?  First of all, the readings I take at my house may not be 100% accurate.  This is not, after all, a professional weather station.  For example, if my automatic sprinkler system comes on, the humidity could go way up.  This would not be the same across the lake.

The other reason you shouldn't make important decisions based on this data (or any other internet based data) is that what you see here is generated automatically.  Most of the time, there isn't a live person here posting the data to the internet.  Internet connections can go bad, the computer can mysteriously lock up.  The forecast is updated on a timer, rather than on actual conditions of the day.

If you expect inclement weather, please turn on the television, listen to the radio, or consult NOAA weather radio for the most accurate information.

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