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Bristow Cove, Alabama

Community in Etowah County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Bristow Cove

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Gadsden (AL), 12 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good15.5 mi
  • Ozone20Good40 ppb15.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bristow Cove

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Bristow Cove, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bristow Cove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

AlbertvilleBFZ

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/1,040 ft/177 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank269of 798

Gadsden 19 N63857

At a climate reference station/19.5 mi away/1,152 ft/289 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank538of 798

Gadsden 19 NSMCA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.6 mi away/1,148 ft/285 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank296of 798

HodgesS2055

At a soil climate station/23.8 mi away/730 ft/133 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank527of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Walnut GroveWLGA1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/860 ft/3 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank654of 798

Boaz 6.2 SSEAL-ET-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.3 mi away/1,128 ft/265 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Albertville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Bristow Cove, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Albertville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFZFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBERTVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 6,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlbertville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

78.8 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Albertville: temperature 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFZFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBERTVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 78.8 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEAlbertville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 14 mph.

Plan of the wind at Albertville, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFZFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBERTVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbertville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albertville, 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 Bristow Cove

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

Near Bristow Cove

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