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Carolina, Alabama

Town in Covington County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Carolina

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Okaloosa County (FL), 37 miles off.

31Good
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Carolina

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carolina, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Andalusia79J

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/322 ft/15 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank117of 781

WingOPNA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.8 mi away/302 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank96of 781

Brewton 3 NNE63899

At a climate reference station/31.9 mi away/170 ft/137 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank532of 781

measured daily2 instruments

Andalusia 5.2 NNWAL-CV-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.0 mi away/226 ft/81 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Exp STNBRWA1

At a cooperative observer's station/31.9 mi away/180 ft/127 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Andalusia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Carolina, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:56 PM 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 Andalusia, 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 79JFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANDALUSIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAndalusia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 79JTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-79J-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 70.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Andalusia: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 79JFIG. B THE AIR AT ANDALUSIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 70.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEAndalusia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 79JTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-79J-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Andalusia, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 79JFIG. C THE WIND AT ANDALUSIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAndalusia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 79JTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-79J-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Andalusia, 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 Carolina

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

Near Carolina

River and lake gauges