Storm Station
Highland Lake, Alabama
71°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 71°·Light air 3 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
43%Humidity
41%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Highland Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Gadsden Muni (AWOS)GAD

At an airfield/20.0 mi away/568 ft/404 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank25of 323

Cullman 3 ENE63867

At a climate reference station/29.8 mi away/800 ft/172 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Al Talladega 10 NNETLXA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.1 mi away/525 ft/447 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank237of 323

Cullman-NAHRCS2113

At a soil climate station/30.4 mi away/799 ft/173 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Oneonta 8.0 SEAL-BL-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/1,430 ft/458 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

OneontaONEA1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/902 ft/70 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Gadsden Muni (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.0 mi from Highland Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 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 Gadsden Muni (AWOS), 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 GADFIG. A THE SKY OVER GADSDEN MUNI (AWOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGadsden Muni (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GADTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GAD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gadsden Muni (AWOS): temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GADFIG. B THE AIR AT GADSDEN MUNI (AWOS)THE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.3 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEGadsden Muni (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GADTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GAD-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 Gadsden Muni (AWOS), 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 GADFIG. C THE WIND AT GADSDEN MUNI (AWOS)PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEGadsden Muni (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GADTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GAD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gadsden Muni (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Oneonta (ONEA1), 5.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 21:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alabama

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

Near Highland Lake

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