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Valley Grande, Alabama

City in Dallas County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Valley Grande

Index 66, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Montgomery (AL), 51 miles off.

66Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)66Moderate-
  • Ozone10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 68, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 68, moderate, Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Valley Grande

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Valley Grande, the next 44 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Valley Grande, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Selma ScanSMAA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.2 mi away/140 ft/124 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank476of 798

SelmaS2176

At a soil climate station/9.2 mi away/140 ft/124 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank580of 798

SelmaSEM

At an airfield/10.0 mi away/145 ft/119 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank797of 798

Selma 6 SSE63897

At a climate reference station/11.2 mi away/157 ft/107 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank545of 798

measured daily2 instruments

SelmaSELA1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/135 ft/129 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Selma 2.8 WAL-CV-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/158 ft/106 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Selma Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.2 mi from Valley Grande, Alabama. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 140 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.77 inHg and the temperature at 58.5 F; it reports 64.4 F, 5.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Selma Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 140 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMAA1FIG. D WHERE SELMA SCAN 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 ATMOSPHERESELMA SCAN1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT140 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 HERE29.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED64.4 FTITLESelma Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SMAA1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMAA1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 32.40 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Selma Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMAA1FIG. E THE SUN AT SELMA SCANELEVATION 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 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 16, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESelma Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SMAA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMAA1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 140 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Selma Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:00 pm local time; air temperature, 64.4 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMAA1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE64.4 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESelma Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SMAA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMAA1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Selma Scan, 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 Valley Grande

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Near Valley Grande

River and lake gauges