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ALABAMA · CULLMAN COUNTY

Holly Pond

870 people, 870 ft above sea level in Cullman County.

870 ftElevation, city center
870People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Clear 39°
Clear now Dew point 32° · Calm · high 39°
City of Holly Pond River Interstate 2 miles
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The Holly Pond 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 Holly Pond

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Cullman Regional Folsom Field (KCMD) · 5:55 PM
Clear
39° Clear Feels like 39° · high of 39° near 6 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity75%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.24 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 32° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 20.02 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 8:07AM CST until November 15 at 8:00AM CST by NWS Huntsville AL
NWS Huntsville and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:18 AM4:43 PM ↓
10 h 25 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
21
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 39, good. 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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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 39°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
39° 30°
0% rain — N 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
57° 32°
0% rain — NE 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 33°
0% rain — E 4 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — E 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — E 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 43°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 44°
0% rain — ENE 5 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 Holly Pond about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the Ohio Valley a day ago, about 1,360 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Appalachians; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1999 Nov. 15, 1999

The hottest this week has been

78° on Nov. 15, 1999, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1994. Next is 76° in 2010.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms record since 1994.
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THE GROUND

What Holly Pond stands on

Holly Pond’s center stands about 870 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 670 ft to 950 ft, a difference of 280 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wornock Mountain, about 1,430 ft, 13 miles south-southwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Pottsville Formation (lower part) (sandstone), from the Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old.

Holly Pond, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft800 ft1,000 ft HOLLY POND870 ftHanceville560 ftBroglen Riverabout 530 ftHigh point of the line1,050 ft ← SW · HancevilleNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 36×. 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

Pottsville Formation (lower part)

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 24 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 Holly Pond’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Holly Pond reaches Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America by way of Hurricane Creek, the Mulberry Fork, the Black Warrior, the Tombigbee and the Mobile: about 500 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Holly Pond≈ 500 mi · Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF HOLLY POND ≈ 500 mi to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America Hurricane Creek → Mulberry Fork → Black Warrior → Tombigbee → Mobile

170 miles of the trip are on the Tombigbee.

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

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THE ALMANAC

Holly Pond’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1994 · Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms, 11 mi west-northwest

Holly Pond has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 29° in January. About 62 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

50°29°55°32°62°38°71°46°78°55°85°63°88°67°87°66°83°59°73°47°62°38°53°32° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY HOLLY POND 61.7 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average88° / 67°high / low, the warmest month
January, average50° / 29°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year61.7 inwettest months: December and January
Snow a year0.6 insnowiest: February
Hottest on record104°FAugust 16, 2007
Coldest on record1°FJanuary 31, 2014
Wettest day on record7.10 inDecember 26, 2015
90° days a year41very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°74and 4 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 28, to the last in spring, about April 9 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingDec. 13 to Feb. 17; normal lows fall below 32°
MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high50°55°62°71°78°85°88°87°83°73°62°53°
Normal low29°32°38°46°55°63°67°66°59°47°38°32°
Rain, inches5.995.845.835.675.504.594.454.134.474.104.956.22

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1994 at Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms, 11 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Huntsville AL · 37 MI 37 miles north Madison AL · 38 MI 38 miles north Birmingham AL · 45 MI 45 miles south Atlanta GA · 129 MI 129 miles east Nashville TN · 139 MI 139 miles north Columbus GA · 152 MI 152 miles southeast
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Holly Pond

870 people, 870 ft above sea level in Cullman County.

870 ftElevation
870People
4 sq miLand
Clear 39°
ClearDew point 32°
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Today in Holly Pond

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 39° 0%
9p clear night 36° 0%
12a clear night 33° 0%
3a clear night 31° 0%
6a mostly sunny 30° 0%
9a partly cloudy day 45° 0%
Clear
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.
THIS WEEK IN 1999 · NOV. 15, 1999

78°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1994.

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What Holly Pond stands on

Holly Pond’s center stands about 870 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 670 ft to 950 ft, a difference of 280 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Wornock Mountain, about 1,430 ft, 13 miles south-southwest.

Holly Pond, southwest to northeast Holly Pond870 ftBroglen Riverabout 530 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 68×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center870 ft
Within 3 miles670 to 950 ft
Lie of the landRolling (280 ft of relief)
High point nearbyWornock Mountain, 1,430 ft, 13 mi south-southwest
Rock at the surfacePottsville Formation (lower part)
Its ageCarboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old
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Holly Pond’s year

Holly Pond has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 88° in July; winter nights fall to about 29° in January. About 62 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 61.7 in
July, average88° / 67° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average50° / 29° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year61.7 in · wettest months: December and January
Snow a year0.6 in · snowiest: February
Hottest on record104°F · August 16, 2007
Coldest on record1°F · January 31, 2014
Wettest day on record7.10 in · December 26, 2015
90° days a year41 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°74 · and 4 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 28, to the last in spring, about April 9 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Dec. 13 to Feb. 17; normal lows fall below 32°
Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1994 at Cullman 1.5 SE/Kress Farms, 11 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 500 mito the GulfHurricane Creek → Mulberry Fork → Black Warrior → Tombigbee → Mobile

A raindrop that lands in Holly Pond reaches Mobile Bay and the Gulf of America by way of Hurricane Creek, the Mulberry Fork, the Black Warrior, the Tombigbee and the Mobile: about 500 river miles.

170 miles of the trip are on the Tombigbee.