Storm Station
Madison, Alabama
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 5 mph NNE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
53%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Madison, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Redstone ArsenalHUA

At an airfield/4.9 mi away/686 ft/3 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Aamu/Jtg ScanAAMA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.8 mi away/860 ft/171 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank218of 323

Aamu-JtgS2057

At a soil climate station/12.8 mi away/860 ft/171 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Courtland 2 WSW63868

At a climate reference station/33.2 mi away/575 ft/114 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Madison 0.9 NWAL-MD-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/689 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Madison 2 NMAFA1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/764 ft/75 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Aamu/Jtg Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.8 mi from Madison. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 860 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.00 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F; it reports 58.6 F, 2.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Aamu/Jtg Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 860 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.00 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AAMA1FIG. D WHERE AAMU/JTG SCAN 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 ATMOSPHEREAAMU/JTG SCAN3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT860 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 HERE29.00 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.6 FTITLEAamu/Jtg Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP AAMA1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAMA1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 34.78 N, and the day is 11 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Aamu/Jtg Scan, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AAMA1FIG. E THE SUN AT AAMU/JTG SCANELEVATION 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 79°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°SEP 27, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.78 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEAamu/Jtg Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP AAMA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAMA1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 860 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Aamu/Jtg Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 6:00 am local time; air temperature, 58.6 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AAMA1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 6:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 6:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE58.6 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEAamu/Jtg Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP AAMA1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAMA1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Aamu/Jtg Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Madison 2 N (MAFA1), 1.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Alabama

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