Storm Station
Brookside, Alabama
70°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 70°·Light air 4 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
46%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Brookside, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Birmingham MuniBHM

At an airfield/10.4 mi away/630 ft/194 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank42of 323

Cullman 3 ENE63867

At a climate reference station/39.6 mi away/800 ft/364 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Cullman-Nahrc ScanCNSA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/39.8 mi away/799 ft/363 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank220of 323

Cullman-NAHRCS2113

At a soil climate station/39.8 mi away/799 ft/363 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Mount Olive 2.8 WNWAL-JF-55

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/541 ft/105 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cahaba Pump HouseCHTA1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.5 mi away/495 ft/59 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Birmingham Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.4 mi from Brookside. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 18,000 ft; the ceiling is 18,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Birmingham Muni, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 18,000 feet, the ceiling at 18,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BHMFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIRMINGHAM MUNISECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 18,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 18,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBirmingham Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BHM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 18,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Birmingham Muni: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 18,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BHMFIG. B THE AIR AT BIRMINGHAM MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.6 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 18,000 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEBirmingham Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BHM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Birmingham Muni, 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 BHMFIG. C THE WIND AT BIRMINGHAM MUNIPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBirmingham Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BHMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BHM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Birmingham Muni, 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 Brookside

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