Storm Station
Penton, Alabama
72°
Mostly clear· Feels like 72°·Light breeze 5 mph NNW
Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
48%Humidity
28%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Penton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wedowee ScanWEDA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.1 mi away/934 ft/178 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank219of 323

WedoweeS2175

At a soil climate station/23.2 mi away/934 ft/178 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Auburn-Opelika AptAUO

At an airfield/26.5 mi away/774 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank25of 323

measured daily2 instruments

Water Tr PltLFYA1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/722 ft/34 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Roanoke 3.3 NNWAL-RN-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.8 mi away/952 ft/196 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Auburn-Opelika Apt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.5 mi from Penton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 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

59.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Auburn-Opelika Apt: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.2 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 (10 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Auburn-Opelika Apt, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, 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 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE 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 Penton

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