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Macedonia, Alabama

Community in Pickens County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Macedonia

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Tuscaloosa (AL), 42 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)1Good-
  • Ozone27Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Macedonia

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Macedonia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

NorthportNPXA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/39.6 mi away/149 ft/158 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank539of 798

Northport 2 S73801

At a climate reference station/39.7 mi away/150 ft/157 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank545of 798

measured daily2 instruments

ReformRFMA1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.7 mi away/244 ft/63 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Gordo 2.0 WAL-PC-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.2 mi away/255 ft/52 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Tuscaloosa Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 38.3 mi from Macedonia, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:17 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Tuscaloosa Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCLFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUSCALOOSA 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETuscaloosa Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TCLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TCL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Tuscaloosa Muni: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCLFIG. B THE AIR AT TUSCALOOSA 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLETuscaloosa Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TCLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TCL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tuscaloosa Muni, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCLFIG. C THE WIND AT TUSCALOOSA MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETuscaloosa Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TCLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TCL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tuscaloosa Muni, 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 Macedonia

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

Near Macedonia

River and lake gauges