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Roanoke, Alabama

City in Randolph County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Roanoke

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Columbus-Phenix City - GA and AL (GA), 50 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Roanoke

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. 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 Roanoke, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Roanoke, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Wedowee ScanWEDA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.3 mi away/934 ft/70 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank490of 798

WedoweeS2175

At a soil climate station/15.3 mi away/934 ft/70 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank585of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Rock MillsRKMA1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/761 ft/103 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Auburn-Opelika Apt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 37.0 mi from Roanoke, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:56 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 Auburn-Opelika Apt, 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 AUOFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUBURN-OPELIKA APTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAuburn-Opelika Apt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AUOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AUO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

81.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Auburn-Opelika Apt: temperature 81.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 54 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUOFIG. B THE AIR AT AUBURN-OPELIKA APTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 4,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.8 FTEMPERATURE 81.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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 POINTTITLEAuburn-Opelika Apt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AUO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Auburn-Opelika Apt, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUOFIG. C THE WIND AT AUBURN-OPELIKA APTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAuburn-Opelika Apt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AUO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Auburn-Opelika Apt, 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 Roanoke

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Near Roanoke

River and lake gauges