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Langston, Alabama

Town in Jackson County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Langston

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Huntsville (AL), 34 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate-
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 56, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 58, moderate, Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Langston

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Langston, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Langston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Hodges ScanHDGA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.3 mi away/730 ft/98 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank498of 798

HodgesS2055

At a soil climate station/8.0 mi away/730 ft/98 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank527of 798

Scottsburo4A6

At an airfield/11.1 mi away/650 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank562of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Scottsboro 1.0 NNEAL-JC-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/620 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ScottsboroSCTA1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/604 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank435of 798

Station report

The weather at Scottsburo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from Langston, Alabama. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Scottsburo, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4A6FIG. A THE SKY OVER SCOTTSBUROSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEScottsburo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 4A6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4A6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Scottsburo: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4A6FIG. B THE AIR AT SCOTTSBUROTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 66.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEScottsburo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4A6TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4A6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Scottsburo, 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 4A6FIG. C THE WIND AT SCOTTSBUROPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEScottsburo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4A6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-4A6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Scottsburo, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Scottsboro (SCTA1), 9.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alabama

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Langston

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Near Langston

River and lake gauges