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Waldo, Alabama

Town in Talladega County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Waldo

Index 65, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Birmingham (AL), 44 miles off.

65Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)65Moderate15.7 mi
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)40Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 70, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 58, moderate, Fri 12 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Waldo

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

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Waldo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

TalladegaTLDA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.2 mi away/643 ft/46 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank204of 798

TalladegaASN

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/510 ft/179 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank637of 798

WedoweeS2175

At a soil climate station/30.2 mi away/934 ft/245 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank585of 798

measured daily2 instruments

Waldo 4.4 NAL-TG-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/585 ft/104 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Talladega, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from Waldo, Alabama. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 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 Talladega, 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 ASNFIG. A THE SKY OVER TALLADEGASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETalladega, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ASNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ASN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Talladega: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ASNFIG. B THE AIR AT TALLADEGATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.4 F, 64.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLETalladega, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ASN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Talladega, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, 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 ASNFIG. C THE WIND AT TALLADEGAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETalladega, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ASNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ASN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alabama

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Near Waldo

River and lake gauges