Storm Station
Athens, Alabama
64°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 5 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
43%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Athens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Decatur/Pryor FieldDCU

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/581 ft/132 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank32of 323

Wtars ScanWTAA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.3 mi away/625 ft/88 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank220of 323

Bragg FarmS2078

At a soil climate station/21.7 mi away/798 ft/85 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Courtland 2 WSW63868

At a climate reference station/23.3 mi away/575 ft/138 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Athens 1.1 WNWAL-LS-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/711 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Water Treatment PlantATHA1

At a water treatment plant/1.9 mi away/712 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Decatur/Pryor Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Athens. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 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 Decatur/Pryor Field, 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 DCUFIG. A THE SKY OVER DECATUR/PRYOR FIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDecatur/Pryor Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DCUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Decatur/Pryor Field: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCUFIG. B THE AIR AT DECATUR/PRYOR FIELDTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.8 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLEDecatur/Pryor Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Decatur/Pryor Field, 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 DCUFIG. C THE WIND AT DECATUR/PRYOR FIELDPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEDecatur/Pryor Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Treatment Plant (ATHA1), 1.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alabama

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Athens

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