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Coosada, Alabama

Town in Elmore County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Coosada

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Montgomery (AL), 21 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate8.1 mi
  • Ozone38Good43 ppb8.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 66, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Coosada

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 Coosada, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Coosada, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Broad AcresS2177

At a soil climate station/22.6 mi away/269 ft/40 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank519of 781

Clanton 2 NE63891

At a climate reference station/28.6 mi away/584 ft/355 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank532of 781

measured daily2 instruments

Millbrook 3.9 NNWAL-EL-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/305 ft/76 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tallapoosa Water PlantMGYA1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/157 ft/72 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, 8.6 mi from Coosada, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:30 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,400 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Maxwell AFB/Montgom, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 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, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

73.4 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Maxwell AFB/Montgom: temperature 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 73.4 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 northwest (320 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Maxwell AFB/Montgom, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh 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 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR 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

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