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Lowndesboro, Alabama

Town in Lowndes County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Lowndesboro

Index 71, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Montgomery (AL), 24 miles off.

71Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)71Moderate-
  • Ozone5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 66, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lowndesboro

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

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Lowndesboro, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lowndesboro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Prattville1A9

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/209 ft/191 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank584of 798

SelmaS2176

At a soil climate station/18.4 mi away/140 ft/260 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank580of 798

Selma 6 SSE63897

At a climate reference station/21.2 mi away/157 ft/243 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank545of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Hope Hull 3SHOPA1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/234 ft/166 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Prattville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Lowndesboro, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Prattville, 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 1A9FIG. A THE SKY OVER PRATTVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPrattville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1A9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1A9-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The column

At 209 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.70 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.07 inHg means its barometer reads 29.84 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Prattville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 209 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.07 and the station pressure it means, 29.84.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1A9FIG. D WHERE PRATTVILLE 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 ATMOSPHEREPRATTVILLE1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT209 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 HERE29.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.07 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.84 inHgTITLEPrattville, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1A9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1A9-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 32.44 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Prattville, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1A9FIG. E THE SUN AT PRATTVILLEELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 16, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.44 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPrattville, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1A9TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1A9-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Prattville, 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 Lowndesboro

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