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New Site, Alabama

Town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at New Site

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Columbus-Phenix City - GA and AL (GA), 60 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate17.4 mi
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good-

The days ahead

Highest 55, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at New Site

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at New Site, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest New Site, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Wedowee ScanWEDA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/26.0 mi away/934 ft/183 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank487of 781

WedoweeS2175

At a soil climate station/26.1 mi away/934 ft/183 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank584of 781

measured daily2 instruments

Alexander City 3.1 NNEAL-TP-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.9 mi away/654 ft/97 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Alexander CityALXA1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/735 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank165of 781

Station report

The weather at Alexander City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from New Site, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alexander City, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALXFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALEXANDER CITYSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlexander City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ALX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Alexander City: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALXFIG. B THE AIR AT ALEXANDER CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.7 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 48.2 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEAlexander City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ALX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Alexander City, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 17 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 ALXFIG. C THE WIND AT ALEXANDER CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlexander City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ALX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alexander City, 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 New Site

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

Near New Site

River and lake gauges