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Jacksonville, Alabama

City in Calhoun County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Jacksonville

Index 37, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Gadsden (AL), 23 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good18.3 mi
  • Ozone37Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Jacksonville

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. 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 Jacksonville, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Jacksonville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

AnnistonANB

At an airfield/16.3 mi away/597 ft/97 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank101of 798

WedoweeS2175

At a soil climate station/36.2 mi away/934 ft/240 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank585of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Weaver 0.7 NWAL-CN-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/698 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank85of 798

Station report

The weather at Anniston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Jacksonville, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,400 ft, a few clouds at 4,900 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Anniston, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANBFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANNISTONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAnniston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ANBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANB-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

77.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Anniston: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANBFIG. B THE AIR AT ANNISTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEAnniston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Anniston, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANBFIG. C THE WIND AT ANNISTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAnniston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Anniston, 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 Jacksonville

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

Near Jacksonville

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