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Malcolm, Alabama

Community in Washington County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Malcolm

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Mobile (AL), 30 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone35Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Malcolm

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Malcolm, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Malcolm, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bay Minette1R8

At an airfield/24.4 mi away/236 ft/205 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank759of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Citronelle 4.4 ENEAL-MB-68

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.1 mi away/186 ft/155 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Wtr PltJCKA1

At a cooperative observer's station/23.5 mi away/108 ft/77 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank489of 798

Station report

The weather at Bay Minette, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.4 mi from Malcolm, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,300 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bay Minette, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1R8FIG. A THE SKY OVER BAY MINETTESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBay Minette, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1R8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

82.4 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Bay Minette: temperature 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1R8FIG. B THE AIR AT BAY MINETTETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,300 FTTEMPERATURE 82.4 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEBay Minette, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1R8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Bay Minette, 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 1R8FIG. C THE WIND AT BAY MINETTEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBay Minette, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1R8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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