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, Lee, AL, Russell, AL, Pike, AL, Barbour, AL 9:00 PM

Macon County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 9:37 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
84°F
Feels like 89°
Mostly Clear
▲ 98°  /  ▼ 75°
Wind
5 mph WNW
Humidity
70%
Dew Point
74°
Pressure
29.64 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
7.7
Cloud Cover
16%
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:23 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Macon County is currently mostly clear at 84°F. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1770 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:08AM · Sunset: 7:23PM.

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, Lee, AL, Russell, AL, Pike, AL, Barbour, AL
Expires 9:00 PM
55 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
84°
4%
10 AM
87°
23%
11 AM
90°
16%
12 PM
93°
16%
1 PM
97°
19%
2 PM
98°
19%
3 PM
98°
19%
4 PM
96°
37%
5 PM
93°
42%
6 PM
88°
42%
7 PM
85°
43%
8 PM
82°
38%
9 PM
79°
39%
10 PM
77°
25%
11 PM
76°
26%
12 AM
76°
23%
1 AM
77°
8%
2 AM
77°
8%
3 AM
76°
5%
4 AM
75°
5%
5 AM
75°
3%
6 AM
75°
3%
7 AM
75°
3%
8 AM
77°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
98° 75°
Mostly Clear with a 42% chance of rain.
Wed
98° 75°
Partly Cloudy with a 23% chance of rain.
Thu
99° 73°
Partly Cloudy with a 28% chance of rain.
Fri
93° 72°
Clear with a 60% chance of rain.
Sat
92° 70°
Clear with a 30% chance of rain.
Sun
95° 71°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Mon
94° 68°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 84° Mostly Clear 4% 5 mph WNW 70%
10 AM 87° Clear 23% 7 mph WNW 58%
11 AM 90° Clear 16% 8 mph WNW 52%
12 PM 93° Clear 16% 8 mph WNW 46%
1 PM 97° Clear 19% 8 mph NW 43%
2 PM 98° Mostly Clear 19% 7 mph NW 42%
3 PM 98° Clear 19% 7 mph NNW 40%
4 PM 96° Mostly Clear 37% 8 mph NNW 44%
5 PM 93° Mostly Clear 42% 8 mph NW 51%
6 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 42% 8 mph NW 58%
7 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 43% 7 mph NW 66%
8 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 38% 5 mph NW 72%
9 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 39% 4 mph WNW 79%
10 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 25% 3 mph W 83%
11 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 26% 4 mph W 86%
12 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 23% 4 mph WNW 89%
1 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 8% 4 mph WNW 85%
2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 8% 4 mph WNW 86%
3 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 5% 4 mph WNW 88%
4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph WNW 88%
5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 89%
6 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 89%
7 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 86%
8 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 80%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Mostly Clear
42%
75°
98°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
23%
75°
98°
Thu
8/20
Partly Cloudy
28%
73°
99°
Fri
8/21
Clear
60%
72°
93°
Sat
8/22
Clear
30%
70°
92°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
51%
71°
95°
Mon
8/24
Clear
31%
68°
94°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
68%
69°
94°
Wed
8/26
Rain
68%
69°
93°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
68%
66°
86°
Fri
8/28
Rain
90%
56°
91°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
70°
88°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
69°
88°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
70°
86°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
70°
87°
55
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
55 AQI 11.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
39 AQI 42 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 55 Moderate 39 55
Thu 54 Moderate 36 54
Fri 58 Moderate 37 58
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 Tue Aug 18, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1704 J/kg
MLCAPE583 J/kg
MUCAPE1704 J/kg
SBCIN-151 J/kg
MLCIN-232 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear7 kt
0–1 km Shear19 kt
Eff. Shear8 kt
0–1 km SRH75
0–3 km SRH55
Eff. SRH55
Storm Motion335° @ 22 kt
0–1 km EHI0.8
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.79 in
0–3 km LR5.9 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals42.8
LCL928 hPa
LFC770 hPa
EL159 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,538 ft