Storm Station
Carlton, Alabama
72°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 72°·Light air 2 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carlton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Perdido Riv Farms ScanPRDA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.1 mi away/299 ft/193 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank218of 323

Perdido Riv FarmsS2181

At a soil climate station/24.1 mi away/299 ft/193 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Bay Minette1R8

At an airfield/33.0 mi away/236 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank317of 323

Thomasville 2 S23802

At a climate reference station/37.4 mi away/350 ft/244 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Jackson 5.5 SEAL-CK-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/329 ft/223 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Wtr PltJCKA1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/108 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bay Minette, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.0 mi from Carlton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 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 Bay Minette, 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 1R8FIG. A THE SKY OVER BAY MINETTESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBay Minette, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1R8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bay Minette: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1R8FIG. B THE AIR AT BAY MINETTETHE 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 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.5 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEBay Minette, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1R8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Bay Minette, 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 1R8FIG. C THE WIND AT BAY MINETTEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBay Minette, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1R8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1R8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bay Minette, 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 Carlton

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