Storm Station
Cottondale, Alabama
70°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 70°·Light air 2 mph NNE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
50%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cottondale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Northport 2 S73801

At a climate reference station/8.0 mi away/150 ft/187 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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NorthportNPXA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.1 mi away/149 ft/188 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank237of 323

Tuscaloosa MuniTCL

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/171 ft/166 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank32of 323

measured daily2 instruments

Tuscaloosa 5.0 SEAL-TS-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/363 ft/26 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Holt Lock And DamTCLA1

At a dam/4.4 mi away/167 ft/170 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Tuscaloosa Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Cottondale. 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 Tuscaloosa Muni, 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 TCLFIG. A THE SKY OVER TUSCALOOSA 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 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 MORE0510TITLETuscaloosa Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TCLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TCL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tuscaloosa Muni: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TCLFIG. B THE AIR AT TUSCALOOSA 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.1 FTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLETuscaloosa Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TCLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TCL-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 Tuscaloosa 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 TCLFIG. C THE WIND AT TUSCALOOSA 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 FORCE73TITLETuscaloosa Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TCLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TCL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Tuscaloosa Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Holt Lock And Dam (TCLA1), 4.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alabama

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

Near Cottondale

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