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Muscle Shoals, Alabama

City in Colbert County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Muscle Shoals

Index 57, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Loretto (TN), 26 miles off.

57Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)57Moderate-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Muscle Shoals

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at Muscle Shoals, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Muscle Shoals, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Isbell FarmsS2173

At a soil climate station/20.1 mi away/603 ft/83 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank531of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Muscle ShoalsMWPA1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.3 mi away/510 ft/10 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank13of 798

Station report

The weather at Muscle Shoals Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.7 mi from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 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 Muscle Shoals Rgnl, 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 MSLFIG. A THE SKY OVER MUSCLE SHOALS RGNLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMuscle Shoals Rgnl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Muscle Shoals Rgnl: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSLFIG. B THE AIR AT MUSCLE SHOALS RGNLTHE 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 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.1 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 61.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEMuscle Shoals Rgnl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Muscle Shoals Rgnl, north up: blowing from 210 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 MSLFIG. C THE WIND AT MUSCLE SHOALS RGNLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMuscle Shoals Rgnl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MSL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Muscle Shoals Rgnl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Muscle Shoals (MWPA1), 1.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:15. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alabama

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

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

Near Muscle Shoals

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