Temperature
71 F at 1 AM; 88 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 63 F at its coolest, 5 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 71F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 88F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 63F
- 5 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Mobile Downtown Airport, Alabama
Medium airport in Mobile County, Alabama* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 PM Friday to 7 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong and gusty winds will be capable of downing numerous additional compromised trees which would result in renewed power outages in vulnerable areas impacted by the extreme winds during Hurricane Isaias. In addition, large debris piles from storm cleanup may be blown about resulting in additional hazards to anyone nearby outdoors along with potentially blocking previously cleared roadways. Additional road closures will be possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Many trees are leaning over power lines, homes, and roads in the impacted area. Frequent wind gusts forecast between 35 and 40 mph will create dangerous conditions outdoors in the vulnerable areas. Elsewhere, winds may result in large tree branches downed and localized power outages.
Use extreme caution if you must travel or be outdoors Friday night through Saturday. Remain alert for potential falling trees and power lines, blown debris, and additional damage to structures that remain compromised from the hurricane.
72°
85°/68°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Light air 4 mph SE
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Mobile Downtown Airport until 7 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 14 degrees cooler: a high of 71° after 85° today.
Now. Mobile Downtown Airport is 72° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the southeast at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 82° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 58° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 55): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 80°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 71°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 21 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:20 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:39 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 26 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
55Air quality
96%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
72feels72
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8568
21%
21mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7157
21%
21mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
7153
12mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7553
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7755
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7955
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8056
overcast
72°
85°68°
71°57°
71°53°
75°53°
77°55°
79°55°
80°56°
As of 2:00 AM in Mobile Downtown Airport, Alabama.
Air quality
The air at Mobile Downtown Airport
Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Mobile (AL), 12 miles off.
55Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate9.7 mi
- Ozone5Good1 ppb9.7 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 58YesterdayOct 15
- 48TodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 42 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Mobile Downtown Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Mobile Downtown Airport, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 6 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- BFM
- ICAO
- KBFM
- IATA
- BFM
- Field elevation
- 26 ft
- Serves
- Mobile
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- BFM
- Wind now
- From 320° at 6 mph, read 16 Oct, 01:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 / 32 | 9,618 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 139° / 319° | 6 mph head, on 32 | None |
| 18 / 36 | 7,800 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 180° / 0° | 5 mph head, on 36 | 4 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Mobile Downtown (BFM), Mobile Downtown Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 70 F, the air 97% saturated; the humidity ran from 42% at 3 PM Thursday to 100% at 3 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 70F
- 1 AM
- Humidity now
- 97%
- Humidity, range
- 42 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
4 mph from the northwest at 1 AM; at its strongest 6 mph, 3 PM Thursday, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 4mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 6mph
- 3 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.07 inHg at 1 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.01 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.07inHg
- 1 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.01inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 3 AM Thursday; 5 miles now.
- Now
- 5mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 3 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 4,000 ft at 11 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 8 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 4,000ft
- 11 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 8
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- 0.00in
- 5 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 1
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Mobile Downtown: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Mobile Downtown Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/26 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Fairhope 3NEFRPA1
At a river or reservoir gauge/12.6 mi away/112 ft/86 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Fairhope 3 NE63869
At a climate reference station/13.2 mi away/95 ft/69 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
Koptis FarmsS2180
At a soil climate station/23.1 mi away/135 ft/109 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Mobile 6.1 SSEAL-MB-132
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/9 ft/17 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Auburn Univ Exp STNFHPA1
At a cooperative observer's station/12.4 mi away/144 ft/118 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alabama
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Mobile Downtown Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Mobilecity, 5 mi
- Prichardcity, 9 mi
- Tillmans Cornercommunity, 9 mi
- Theodorecommunity, 9 mi
- Chickasawcity, 10 mi
- Belle Fontainecommunity, 10 mi
- Daphnecity, 11 mi
- Spanish Fortcity, 11 mi
- Mobile Bayfeature, 12 mi
- Point Clearcommunity, 13 mi
- Fairhopecity, 13 mi
- Saralandcity, 13 mi
Airports near Mobile Downtown Airport
- Mobile Regional AirportMOB, 11 mi
- H L Sonny Callahan AirportCQF, 16 mi
- Bay Minette Municipal Airport1R8, 22 mi
- Naval Outlying Field BarinNBJ, 31 mi
- Jack Edwards National AirportJKA, 33 mi
- Evergreen Regional Airport/Middleton FieldGZH, 82 mi
- Florala Municipal Airport0J4, 108 mi
- South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport79J, 110 mi