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Shelby, Alabama

Community in Shelby County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Shelby

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Birmingham (AL), 25 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone43Good47 ppb19.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 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 Shelby

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Shelby, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Shelby, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station N0ZO-13N0ZO-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.6 mi away/645 ft/145 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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AlabasterEET

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/564 ft/64 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Clanton 2 NE63891

At a climate reference station/17.8 mi away/584 ft/84 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Columbiana 8.3 SSEAL-SH-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/436 ft/64 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CaleraCLRA1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/548 ft/48 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Alabaster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Shelby, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,800 ft, broken at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alabaster, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EETFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALABASTERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlabaster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EETTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EET-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

84.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Alabaster: temperature 84.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EETFIG. B THE AIR AT ALABASTERTHE 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 4,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 84.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 20.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEAlabaster, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EETTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EET-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Alabaster, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, 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 EETFIG. C THE WIND AT ALABASTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlabaster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EETTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EET-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alabaster, 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 Shelby

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

Near Shelby

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