Storm Station
Opelika, Alabama
68°
Mostly clear· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 4 mph NNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
53%Humidity
28%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Opelika, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Auburn-Opelika AptAUO

At an airfield/3.3 mi away/774 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank26of 323

TuskegeeTKGA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.9 mi away/354 ft/425 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank144of 323

TuskegeeS2115

At a soil climate station/25.4 mi away/400 ft/379 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Opelika 0.3 NNWAL-LE-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/760 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Waste Water Treatment PltOPLA1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/630 ft/149 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Auburn-Opelika Apt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.3 mi from Opelika. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 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 Auburn-Opelika Apt, 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 AUOFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUBURN-OPELIKA APTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAuburn-Opelika Apt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AUOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AUO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Auburn-Opelika Apt: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUOFIG. B THE AIR AT AUBURN-OPELIKA APTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.5 FTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEAuburn-Opelika Apt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AUO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Auburn-Opelika Apt, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AUOFIG. C THE WIND AT AUBURN-OPELIKA APTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAuburn-Opelika Apt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AUOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AUO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Auburn-Opelika Apt, in 6 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 Opelika

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