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Tidmore Bend, Alabama

Community in Etowah County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Tidmore Bend

Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Gadsden (AL), 5 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)3Good4.5 mi
  • Ozone13Good6 ppb4.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 57, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Tidmore Bend

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Tidmore Bend, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Tidmore Bend, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Gadsden Muni (AWOS)GAD

At an airfield/9.7 mi away/568 ft/15 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Gadsden 19 N63857

At a climate reference station/16.9 mi away/1,152 ft/599 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank538of 798

Gadsden 19 NSMCA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.2 mi away/1,148 ft/595 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank296of 798

HodgesS2055

At a soil climate station/31.1 mi away/730 ft/177 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank527of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Gadsden 19 N, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 17.2 mi from Tidmore Bend, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:25 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,148 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.70 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; it reports 64.3 F, 9.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Gadsden 19 N stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,148 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMCA1FIG. D WHERE GADSDEN 19 N STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREGADSDEN 19 N4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,148 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED64.3 FTITLEGadsden 19 N, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SMCA1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMCA1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 34.28 N, and the day is 11 h 10 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Gadsden 19 N, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 56 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 10 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMCA1FIG. E THE SUN AT GADSDEN 19 NELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 79°EQUINOXES 56°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 10 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEGadsden 19 N, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SMCA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMCA1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,148 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:25 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Gadsden 19 N, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 12:25 am local time; air temperature, 64.3 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMCA1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 12:25 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 12:25 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE64.3 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEGadsden 19 N, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SMCA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMCA1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Gadsden 19 N, in 3 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 Tidmore Bend

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

Near Tidmore Bend

River and lake gauges