Heat Advisory — Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Macon, AL, Bullock, AL, Russell, AL, Pike, AL, Barbour, AL 9:00 PM

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Last updated: 5:22 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 39°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
6 mph NW
Humidity
59%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.58 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
5.8
Cloud Cover
31%
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tuscaloosa is currently partly cloudy at 33°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2917 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:01AM · Sunset: 7:51PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Macon, AL, Bullock, AL, Russell, AL, Pike, AL, Barbour, AL
Expires 9:00 PM
57 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
33°
15%
6 PM
32°
32%
7 PM
31°
32%
8 PM
30°
32%
9 PM
28°
32%
10 PM
27°
32%
11 PM
27°
32%
12 AM
26°
21%
1 AM
26°
7%
2 AM
26°
7%
3 AM
24°
7%
4 AM
24°
7%
5 AM
24°
7%
6 AM
24°
4%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
27°
3%
10 AM
28°
5%
11 AM
29°
5%
12 PM
32°
5%
1 PM
32°
5%
2 PM
32°
8%
3 PM
32°
8%
4 PM
32°
8%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 32% chance of rain.
Thu
35° 24°
Partly Cloudy.
Fri
36° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 70% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 82% chance of rain.
Sun
32° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 43% chance of rain.
Mon
32° 20°
Drizzle, 64% chance.
Tue
34° 21°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Partly Cloudy 15% 6 mph NW 59%
6 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 32% 5 mph WNW 63%
7 PM 31° Mostly Clear 32% 4 mph NW 66%
8 PM 30° Mostly Clear 32% 3 mph NW 68%
9 PM 28° Mostly Clear 32% 3 mph NW 70%
10 PM 27° Mostly Clear 32% 3 mph NNW 72%
11 PM 27° Mostly Clear 32% 3 mph NNW 74%
12 AM 26° Clear 21% 2 mph WNW 77%
1 AM 26° Clear 7% 2 mph WSW 79%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 7% 2 mph WNW 80%
3 AM 24° Mostly Clear 7% 2 mph NNW 80%
4 AM 24° Mostly Clear 7% 3 mph NNW 81%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 7% 3 mph NNW 81%
6 AM 24° Mostly Clear 4% 3 mph N 81%
7 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NNE 78%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph ENE 71%
9 AM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph E 66%
10 AM 28° Mostly Clear 5% 3 mph ESE 62%
11 AM 29° Mostly Clear 5% 2 mph NNE 58%
12 PM 32° Mostly Clear 5% 2 mph NNW 54%
1 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 5% 2 mph NNW 52%
2 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 8% 2 mph NNW 51%
3 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph NNW 50%
4 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph NNW 50%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Partly Cloudy
32%
24°
34°
Thu
7/30
Partly Cloudy
10%
24°
35°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
70%
23°
36°
Sat
8/1
Partly Cloudy
82%
24°
32°
Sun
8/2
Mostly Cloudy
43%
21°
32°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
64%
20°
32°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
50%
22°
35°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
57
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
57 AQI 12.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 34 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 57 Moderate 31 57
Fri 65 Moderate 42 65
Sat 64 Moderate 33 64
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 29, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3524 J/kg
MLCAPE3876 J/kg
MUCAPE4620 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear6 kt
Eff. Shear22 kt
0–1 km SRH-17
0–3 km SRH-4
Eff. SRH-4
Storm Motion273° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.13 in
0–3 km LR7.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals46.8
LCL891 hPa
LFC1002 hPa
EL137 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,076 ft