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Grayson Valley, Alabama

Community in Jefferson County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Grayson Valley

Index 80, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Birmingham (AL), 18 miles off.

80Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)80Moderate12.1 mi
  • Ozone10Good0 ppb8.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)57Moderate8.9 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 70, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 68, moderate, Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Grayson Valley

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Grayson Valley, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Grayson Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Cullman-NAHRCS2113

At a soil climate station/39.0 mi away/799 ft/158 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank530of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Trussville 2.3 SWAL-JF-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/728 ft/229 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LeedsLEDA1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/682 ft/275 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Birmingham Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Grayson Valley, Alabama. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Birmingham Muni, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BHMFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIRMINGHAM MUNISECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEBirmingham Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BHM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Birmingham Muni: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BHMFIG. B THE AIR AT BIRMINGHAM MUNITHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.0 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 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 POINTTITLEBirmingham Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BHM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Birmingham Muni, 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 BHMFIG. C THE WIND AT BIRMINGHAM MUNIPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBirmingham Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BHM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Birmingham Muni, 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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Near Grayson Valley

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