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Pinson, Alabama

City in Jefferson County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Pinson

Index 57, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Birmingham (AL), 20 miles off.

57Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)57Moderate13.5 mi
  • Ozone40Good23 ppb10.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good12.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 73, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Pinson

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at Pinson, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Pinson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Cullman 3 ENE63867

At a climate reference station/34.8 mi away/800 ft/43 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank545of 798

Cullman-NAHRCS2113

At a soil climate station/35.3 mi away/799 ft/42 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank530of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Pinson 3.1 EAL-JF-71

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/1,004 ft/247 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LeedsLEDA1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/682 ft/75 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Birmingham Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Pinson, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:01 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,200 ft, broken at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Birmingham Muni, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BHMFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIRMINGHAM MUNISECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBirmingham Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BHM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Birmingham Muni: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BHMFIG. B THE AIR AT BIRMINGHAM MUNITHE 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 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEBirmingham Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BHM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Birmingham Muni, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BHMFIG. C THE WIND AT BIRMINGHAM MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBirmingham Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BHM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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