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Sumiton, Alabama

City in Walker County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Sumiton

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Birmingham (AL), 26 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good19.2 mi
  • Ozone23Good22 ppb18.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good18.7 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sumiton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sumiton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ManchesterJFX

At an airfield/18.6 mi away/482 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank528of 781

Cullman 3 ENE63867

At a climate reference station/33.8 mi away/800 ft/320 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank532of 781

Cullman-NAHRCS2113

At a soil climate station/33.9 mi away/799 ft/319 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank521of 781

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Manchester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.6 mi from Sumiton, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 PM 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 Manchester, 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 JFXFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANCHESTERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEManchester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JFX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Manchester: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFXFIG. B THE AIR AT MANCHESTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.0 FTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEManchester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JFX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Manchester, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, 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 JFXFIG. C THE WIND AT MANCHESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManchester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JFX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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