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Blue Ridge, Alabama

Community in Elmore County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Blue Ridge

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Montgomery (AL), 19 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good6.8 mi
  • Ozone24Good24 ppb6.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Blue Ridge

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Blue Ridge, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Blue Ridge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Broad AcresS2177

At a soil climate station/16.2 mi away/269 ft/98 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank519of 781

Clanton 2 NE63891

At a climate reference station/35.0 mi away/584 ft/217 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank532of 781

measured daily2 instruments

Montgomery 8.1 NNEAL-MY-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/167 ft/200 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tallapoosa Water PlantMGYA1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.3 mi away/157 ft/210 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Maxwell AFB/Montgom, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Blue Ridge, Alabama. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:55 AM 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 Maxwell AFB/Montgom, 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 MXFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMaxwell AFB/Montgom, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MXFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MXF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.6 F with a dew point of 39.7 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Maxwell AFB/Montgom: temperature 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.7, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXFFIG. B THE AIR AT MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.2 FTEMPERATURE 55.6 FDEW POINT 39.7 FSPREAD 15.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLEMaxwell AFB/Montgom, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MXF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Maxwell AFB/Montgom, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXFFIG. C THE WIND AT MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMaxwell AFB/Montgom, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MXF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Maxwell AFB/Montgom, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alabama

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

Near Blue Ridge

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

Near Blue Ridge

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