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Carlton, Alabama

Community in Clarke County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Carlton

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Mobile (AL), 42 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone5Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Carlton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Carlton, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carlton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bay Minette1R8

At an airfield/33.0 mi away/236 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank759of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Jackson 5.5 SEAL-CK-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/329 ft/223 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Wtr PltJCKA1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/108 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank489of 798

Station report

The weather at Perdido Riv Farms Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 24.1 mi from Carlton, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 299 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.60 inHg and the temperature at 57.9 F; it reports 63.9 F, 6.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Perdido Riv Farms Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 299 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PRDA1FIG. D WHERE PERDIDO RIV FARMS SCAN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPERDIDO RIV FARMS SCAN1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT299 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.60 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.9 FTITLEPerdido Riv Farms Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP PRDA1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PRDA1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 31.11 N, and the day is 11 h 16 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Perdido Riv Farms Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 82 at the June solstice, 59 at the equinoxes and 35 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 16 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PRDA1FIG. E THE SUN AT PERDIDO RIV FARMS SCANELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 82°EQUINOXES 59°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 35°OCT 16, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 16 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 31.11 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPerdido Riv Farms Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP PRDA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PRDA1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 299 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Perdido Riv Farms Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 1:00 am local time; air temperature, 63.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PRDA1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE63.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPerdido Riv Farms Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP PRDA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PRDA1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Perdido Riv Farms Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alabama

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