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Marion, Alabama

City in Perry County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Marion

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Tuscaloosa (AL), 47 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Marion

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Marion, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Selma 13 WNWMAJA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.7 mi away/180 ft/181 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank296of 798

Selma 13 WNW63858

At a climate reference station/13.2 mi away/193 ft/168 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank545of 798

SelmaSEM

At an airfield/27.6 mi away/145 ft/216 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank797of 798

SelmaS2176

At a soil climate station/29.4 mi away/140 ft/221 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank580of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Marion JunctionMRJA1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/221 ft/140 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Greensboro 14.0 NEAL-HL-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.5 mi away/400 ft/39 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Selma 13 WNW, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.7 mi from Marion, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:25 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Selma 13 WNW, 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 MAJA1FIG. C THE WIND AT SELMA 13 WNWPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESelma 13 WNW, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP MAJA1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAJA1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 180 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.73 inHg and the temperature at 58.4 F; it reports 62.7 F, 4.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Selma 13 WNW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 180 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.73 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAJA1FIG. D WHERE SELMA 13 WNW 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 ATMOSPHERESELMA 13 WNW1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT180 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 HERE29.73 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.7 FTITLESelma 13 WNW, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MAJA1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAJA1-2DRAWN 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 32.46 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 Selma 13 WNW, 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 MAJA1FIG. E THE SUN AT SELMA 13 WNWELEVATION 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 32.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESelma 13 WNW, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MAJA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAJA1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Selma 13 WNW, in 4 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 Marion

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Near Marion

River and lake gauges