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Samson, Alabama

City in Geneva County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Samson

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties (FL), 41 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate-
  • Ozone26Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Samson

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
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Visibility

How far you can see at Samson, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Samson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

EnterpriseEDN

At an airfield/15.6 mi away/344 ft/144 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank393of 781

WingOPNA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.5 mi away/302 ft/102 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank96of 781

measured daily2 instruments

Geneva No. 2GVAA1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/135 ft/65 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Opp 3.8 SAL-CV-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.7 mi away/317 ft/117 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Enterprise, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.6 mi from Samson, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Enterprise, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ENTERPRISESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 2,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEnterprise, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EDNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EDN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Enterprise: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 74 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDNFIG. B THE AIR AT ENTERPRISETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 64.4 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 8.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEEnterprise, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EDN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Enterprise, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDNFIG. C THE WIND AT ENTERPRISEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEnterprise, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EDN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Enterprise, 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 Samson

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

Near Samson

River and lake gauges