Storm Station
Leesburg, Alabama
69°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 69°·Light air 3 mph NNE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph.
-UV
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47%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Leesburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Gadsden 19 N63857

At a climate reference station/12.8 mi away/1,152 ft/560 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Gadsden 19 NSMCA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.1 mi away/1,148 ft/556 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank146of 323

Fort_Payne4A9

At an airfield/20.2 mi away/876 ft/284 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank64of 323

HodgesS2055

At a soil climate station/29.0 mi away/730 ft/138 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Sand Rock 1.6 SAL-CE-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/929 ft/337 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CentreCTRA1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/568 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort_Payne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.2 mi from Leesburg. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort_Payne, 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 4A9FIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT_PAYNESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort_Payne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 4A9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4A9-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Fort_Payne, 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 4A9FIG. C THE WIND AT FORT_PAYNEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFort_Payne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4A9TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4A9-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 876 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.99 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.96 inHg means its barometer reads 29.02 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Fort_Payne stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 876 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.99 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.96 and the station pressure it means, 29.02.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 4A9FIG. D WHERE FORT_PAYNE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFORT_PAYNE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT876 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.99 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.96 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.02 inHgTITLEFort_Payne, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS 4A9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-4A9-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Fort_Payne, in 5 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 Leesburg

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