Storm Station
Bristow Cove, Alabama
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light air 2 mph NNE
Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
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67%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bristow Cove, 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

AlbertvilleBFZ

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/1,040 ft/177 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank66of 323

Gadsden 19 N63857

At a climate reference station/19.5 mi away/1,152 ft/289 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Gadsden 19 NSMCA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.6 mi away/1,148 ft/285 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank174of 323

HodgesS2055

At a soil climate station/23.8 mi away/730 ft/133 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Walnut GroveWLGA1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/860 ft/3 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Boaz 6.2 SSEAL-ET-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.3 mi away/1,128 ft/265 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Albertville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Bristow Cove. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 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 Albertville, 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 BFZFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBERTVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlbertville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Albertville: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFZFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBERTVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.6 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEAlbertville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Albertville, 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 BFZFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBERTVILLEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlbertville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albertville, 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 Bristow Cove

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