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Madison, Alabama

City in Madison County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Madison

Index 64, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Huntsville (AL), 8 miles off.

64Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)64Moderate9.8 mi
  • Ozone31Good2 ppb3.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)21Good9.8 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Madison

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Madison, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Madison, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Aamu-JtgS2057

At a soil climate station/12.8 mi away/860 ft/171 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank535of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Madison 0.9 NWAL-MD-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/689 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Madison 2 NMAFA1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/764 ft/75 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank46of 798

Station report

The weather at Redstone Arsenal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.9 mi from Madison, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:55 AM 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 Redstone Arsenal, 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 HUAFIG. A THE SKY OVER REDSTONE ARSENALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERedstone Arsenal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HUATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.7 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 88 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 Redstone Arsenal: temperature 65.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 88 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 HUAFIG. B THE AIR AT REDSTONE ARSENALTHE 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 61.1 FTEMPERATURE 65.7 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 3.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLERedstone Arsenal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Redstone Arsenal, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUAFIG. C THE WIND AT REDSTONE ARSENALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERedstone Arsenal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Madison 2 N (MAFA1), 1.1 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 Madison

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

Near Madison

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