Storm Station
Sumiton, Alabama
63°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 63°·Light air 3 mph N
Mostly sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
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56%Humidity
54%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sumiton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ManchesterJFX

At an airfield/18.6 mi away/482 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank307of 323

Cullman 3 ENE63867

At a climate reference station/33.8 mi away/800 ft/320 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Cullman-Nahrc ScanCNSA1

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.9 mi away/799 ft/319 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank218of 323

Cullman-NAHRCS2113

At a soil climate station/33.9 mi away/799 ft/319 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Sumiton 6.1 ENEAL-JF-85

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/717 ft/237 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Walker Co. AirportJPRA1

At an airfield/18.8 mi away/479 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Manchester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.6 mi from Sumiton. 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 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manchester, 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 JFXFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANCHESTERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEManchester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Manchester: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFXFIG. B THE AIR AT MANCHESTERTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.8 F, 51.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEManchester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFX-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 Manchester, 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 JFXFIG. C THE WIND AT MANCHESTERPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEManchester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Manchester, 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 Sumiton

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