Storm Station
Lowndesboro, Alabama
76°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 76°·Light air 4 mph NNE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Wind around 0 mph.
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54%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lowndesboro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Prattville1A9

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/209 ft/191 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank255of 323

Selma ScanSMAA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.4 mi away/140 ft/260 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank220of 323

SelmaS2176

At a soil climate station/18.4 mi away/140 ft/260 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Selma 6 SSE63897

At a climate reference station/21.2 mi away/157 ft/243 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Hope Hull 3SHOPA1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/234 ft/166 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Prattville 2.6 NEAL-AT-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.4 mi away/414 ft/14 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Prattville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Lowndesboro. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Prattville, 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 1A9FIG. A THE SKY OVER PRATTVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPrattville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1A9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1A9-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The column

At 209 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.70 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.93 inHg means its barometer reads 29.70 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Prattville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 209 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.93 and the station pressure it means, 29.70.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1A9FIG. D WHERE PRATTVILLE 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 ATMOSPHEREPRATTVILLE1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT209 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 HERE29.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.93 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.70 inHgTITLEPrattville, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1A9TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1A9-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 56 degrees above the horizon at 32.44 N, and the day is 11 h 51 min long. Level ground there takes 83 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Prattville, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 56 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 58 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1A9FIG. E THE SUN AT PRATTVILLEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 81°EQUINOXES 58°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°SEP 27, 56°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 83 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.44 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEPrattville, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1A9TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-1A9-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Prattville, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alabama

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