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Athens, Alabama

City in Limestone County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Athens

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Huntsville (AL), 20 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate18.8 mi
  • Ozone23Good18 ppb12.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good22.7 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 56, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Athens

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Athens, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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On the radar over Athens, AlabamaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Athens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Wtars ScanWTAA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.3 mi away/625 ft/88 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank476of 798

Bragg FarmS2078

At a soil climate station/21.7 mi away/798 ft/85 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank528of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Athens 1.1 WNWAL-LS-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/711 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Decatur/Pryor Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Athens, Alabama. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Decatur/Pryor Field, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCUFIG. A THE SKY OVER DECATUR/PRYOR FIELDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDecatur/Pryor Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DCUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DCU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Decatur/Pryor Field: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCUFIG. B THE AIR AT DECATUR/PRYOR FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.3 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEDecatur/Pryor Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DCU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Decatur/Pryor Field, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCUFIG. C THE WIND AT DECATUR/PRYOR FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDecatur/Pryor Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DCU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Decatur/Pryor Field, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Treatment Plant (ATHA1), 1.9 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alabama

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Athens

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Athens

River and lake gauges