Storm Station
Ariton, Alabama
61° 87°/58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Calm 1 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Wind around 0 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
81%Humidity
73%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
61feels61
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 27
8758
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
8960
UV 7
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
9061
UV 7
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
9166
UV 7
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
9268
16%
UV 7
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
9069
34%
UV 7
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
8968
56%
drizzle light
61°
87°58°
89°60°
90°61°
91°66°
92°68°
90°69°
89°68°

As of 3:30 AM in Ariton, Alabama.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ariton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lowe AHP/Ft. RuckerLOR

At an airfield/16.8 mi away/243 ft/206 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank68of 323

Troy 2 W23801

At a climate reference station/21.4 mi away/472 ft/23 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

TroyTRXA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.4 mi away/482 ft/33 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank260of 323

measured daily2 instruments

Ariton 3.2 SWAL-DL-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/500 ft/51 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Troy - WTBFTOIA1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.9 mi away/568 ft/119 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lowe AHP/Ft. Rucker, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.8 mi from Ariton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM 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 Lowe AHP/Ft. Rucker, 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 LORFIG. A THE SKY OVER LOWE AHP/FT. RUCKERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELowe AHP/Ft. Rucker, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LORTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LOR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lowe AHP/Ft. Rucker: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LORFIG. B THE AIR AT LOWE AHP/FT. RUCKERTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 61.0 F, 60.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLELowe AHP/Ft. Rucker, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LORTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LOR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lowe AHP/Ft. Rucker, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LORFIG. C THE WIND AT LOWE AHP/FT. RUCKERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELowe AHP/Ft. Rucker, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LORTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LOR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lowe AHP/Ft. Rucker, 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 Ariton

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