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Saraland, Alabama

City in Mobile County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Saraland

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Mobile (AL), 11 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate3.5 mi
  • Ozone35Good39 ppb3.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Saraland

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Saraland, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Saraland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Fairhope 3 NE63869

At a climate reference station/23.4 mi away/95 ft/72 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank558of 798

Koptis FarmsS2180

At a soil climate station/31.0 mi away/135 ft/112 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank532of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Saraland 0.5 ESEAL-MB-111

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/27 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Bay MinetteBAYA1

At a cooperative observer's station/18.4 mi away/289 ft/266 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mobile/Bates Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.1 mi from Saraland, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,800 ft, scattered at 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mobile/Bates Field, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MOBFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOBILE/BATES FIELDSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMobile/Bates Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MOBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MOB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

85.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Mobile/Bates Field: temperature 85.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MOBFIG. B THE AIR AT MOBILE/BATES FIELDTHE 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 F100 FSATURATES 4,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,800 FTTEMPERATURE 85.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEMobile/Bates Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MOB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mobile/Bates Field, north up: 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 MOBFIG. C THE WIND AT MOBILE/BATES FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMobile/Bates Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MOBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MOB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mobile/Bates Field, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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