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ALABAMA · WILCOX COUNTY

Camden

1,695 people, 210 ft above sea level in Wilcox County.

210 ftElevation, city center
1,695People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Clear 52°
Clear now Dew point 30° · Calm · high 46°
City of Camden River Interstate 2 miles
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The Camden plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Camden

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport (KPRN) · 5:00 PM
Clear
52° Clear Feels like 52° · high of 46° near 5 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity43%rising to 89% by morning
Pressure30.17 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dry41° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 51.72 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 9:28AM CST until November 15 at 8:00AM CST by NWS Mobile AL
NWS Mobile and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:17 AM4:50 PM ↓
10 h 33 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
4
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 37° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 40° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 70° / 45°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
46° 33°
0% rain — N 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
59° 36°
0% rain — NNE 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 37°
0% rain — ENE 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — NE 7 B
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
69° 43°
0% rain — ENE 7 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 45°
0% rain — NE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 46°
0% rain — NE 6 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Camden about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Carolinas three days ago, and over Georgia a day ago, about 590 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 9,100 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Georgia; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Camden stands on

Camden’s center stands about 210 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 100 ft to 410 ft, a difference of 310 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wildcat Hill, about 480 ft, 15 miles east-northeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Alluvial, coastal and low terrace deposits (sand), from the Holocene, less than 12,000 years old.

The section below crosses 6 rock units mapped at the surface.

Camden, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
100 ft200 ft300 ft400 ft CAMDEN210 ftHigh point of the line410 ftGrumpton Hills460 ftAlabama Riverabout 70 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 56×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Alluvial, coastal and low terrace deposits

Sand. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 9 mi of the line.

Wilcox Group; Tuscahoma Sand

Silt, clay. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Wilcox Group; Nanafalia Formation

Clay, sand. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Midway Group; Clayton Formation

Limestone. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Midway Group; Naheola Formation

Sand, clay. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Midway Group; Porters Creek Formation

Clay, sand. Age: Paleocene, 56 to 66 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Camden’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Camden reaches Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America by way of Pursley Creek, the Alabama and the Mobile: about 180 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Camden≈ 180 mi · Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF CAMDEN ≈ 180 mi to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America Pursley Creek → Alabama → Mobile

120 miles of the trip are on the Alabama.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Camden; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Camden on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Selma AL · 32 MI 32 miles northeast Montgomery AL · 65 MI 65 miles east Mobile AL · 104 MI 104 miles southwest Birmingham AL · 109 MI 109 miles north Columbus GA · 146 MI 146 miles east
FORECASTCITY
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ALABAMA · WILCOX

Camden

1,695 people, 210 ft above sea level in Wilcox County.

210 ftElevation
1,695People
4 sq miLand
Clear 52°
ClearDew point 30°
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Today in Camden

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 46° 0%
8p clear night 42° 0%
11p mostly clear night 39° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 36° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 35° 0%
8a partly cloudy day 43° 0%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Camden stands on

Camden’s center stands about 210 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 100 ft to 410 ft, a difference of 310 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wildcat Hill, about 480 ft, 15 miles east-northeast.

Camden, south to north Camden210 ftAlabama Riverabout 70 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 107×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center210 ft
Within 3 miles100 to 410 ft
Lie of the landRolling (310 ft of relief)
High point nearbyWildcat Hill, 480 ft, 15 mi east-northeast
Rock at the surfaceAlluvial, coastal and low terrace deposits
Its ageHolocene, less than 12,000 years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 180 mito the GulfPursley Creek → Alabama → Mobile

A raindrop that lands in Camden reaches Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America by way of Pursley Creek, the Alabama and the Mobile: about 180 river miles.

120 miles of the trip are on the Alabama.