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Cordova, Alabama

City in Walker County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Cordova

Index 92, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Birmingham (AL), 32 miles off.

92Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)92Moderate-
  • Ozone6Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)57Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 73, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 66, moderate, Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cordova

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Cordova, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Cordova, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ManchesterJFX

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/482 ft/142 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank525of 798

Sudduth FarmsS2179

At a soil climate station/32.7 mi away/772 ft/432 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank582of 798

Cullman 3 ENE63867

At a climate reference station/37.3 mi away/800 ft/460 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank545of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Jasper 3.4 SEAL-WK-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/436 ft/96 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank611of 798

Oakman 1NNEOMNA1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/385 ft/45 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank648of 798

Station report

The weather at Citizen station CW2640, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.4 mi from Cordova, Alabama. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW2640, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2640FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW2640PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW2640, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2640TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2640-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 480 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.41 inHg and the temperature at 57.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.07 inHg means its barometer reads 29.55 inHg; it reports 62.0 F, 4.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW2640 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 480 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.41 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.07 and the station pressure it means, 29.55.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2640FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW2640 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION CW26402 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT480 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 HERE29.41 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.07 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.55 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.0 FTITLECitizen station CW2640, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2640TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2640-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 33.86 N, and the day is 11 h 11 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW2640, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 80 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 33 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 11 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2640FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW2640ELEVATION 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 80°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 33°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 11 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 33.86 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW2640, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2640TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2640-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station CW2640, in 4 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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Near Cordova

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