Storm Station
Shorter, Alabama
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light air 1 mph N
Sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Shorter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Morris Farms ScanMRSA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/220 ft/58 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank218of 323

Morris FarmsS2178

At a soil climate station/1.9 mi away/220 ft/58 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Maxwell AFB/MontgomMXF

At an airfield/24.9 mi away/167 ft/111 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank321of 323

measured daily2 instruments

Pike Road 6.2 NNEAL-MY-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.5 mi away/278 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MathewsMATA1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/276 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Maxwell AFB/Montgom, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.9 mi from Shorter. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 1.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Maxwell AFB/Montgom, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 1.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMSECTION, 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: 1.5 MI0510TITLEMaxwell AFB/Montgom, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MXFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.4 F with a dew point of 59.4 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Maxwell AFB/Montgom: temperature 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.4, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXFFIG. B THE AIR AT MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.1 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.4 F, 59.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEMaxwell AFB/Montgom, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Maxwell AFB/Montgom, 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 MXFFIG. C THE WIND AT MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMaxwell AFB/Montgom, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Maxwell AFB/Montgom, 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 Shorter

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