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

Pickens County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 9:38 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
4 mph WNW
Humidity
67%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.71 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.5
Cloud Cover
10%
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Pickens County is currently mostly clear at 28°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 61% around 5 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2051 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:17AM · Sunset: 7:34PM.

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
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
4%
10 AM
29°
23%
11 AM
32°
27%
12 PM
33°
30%
1 PM
35°
41%
2 PM
35°
44%
3 PM
34°
45%
4 PM
33°
57%
5 PM
32°
60%
6 PM
31°
56%
7 PM
29°
47%
8 PM
28°
37%
9 PM
24°
39%
10 PM
24°
22%
11 PM
24°
22%
12 AM
24°
12%
1 AM
23°
5%
2 AM
23°
5%
3 AM
23°
5%
4 AM
23°
5%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
8 AM
24°
10%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 56% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 25% chance of rain.
Thu
39° 23°
Clear with a 63% chance of rain.
Fri
34° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 64% chance of rain.
Sat
34° 19°
Clear.
Sun
36° 19°
Drizzle, 43% chance.
Mon
33° 18°
Drizzle, 44% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Mostly Clear 4% 4 mph WNW 67%
10 AM 29° Clear 23% 6 mph NW 57%
11 AM 32° Clear 27% 6 mph NW 51%
12 PM 33° Clear 30% 6 mph NW 45%
1 PM 35° Mostly Clear 41% 6 mph NW 44%
2 PM 35° Mostly Clear 44% 6 mph NNW 45%
3 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 45% 7 mph NNW 47%
4 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 57% 6 mph NNW 54%
5 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 60% 4 mph NNW 62%
6 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 56% 4 mph NNW 70%
7 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 47% 3 mph NNW 79%
8 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 37% 3 mph ENE 86%
9 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 39% 3 mph E 90%
10 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 22% 3 mph ESE 93%
11 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 22% 3 mph SE 94%
12 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 12% 3 mph S 95%
1 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph SSW 95%
2 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 5% 2 mph SSW 95%
3 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 5% 2 mph SSE 96%
4 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 5% 2 mph E 96%
5 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 2 mph E 96%
6 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 2 mph ESE 96%
7 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 2 mph S 92%
8 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 10% 2 mph SSW 86%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Mostly Clear
56%
23°
37°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
25%
23°
38°
Thu
8/20
Clear
63%
23°
39°
Fri
8/21
Mostly Clear
64%
22°
34°
Sat
8/22
Clear
16%
19°
34°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
43%
19°
36°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
44%
18°
33°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
68%
18°
36°
Wed
8/26
Rain
68%
21°
34°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
51%
18°
31°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
13°
33°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
32°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
52
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
52 AQI 9.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
35 AQI 39 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 52 Moderate 35 52
Thu 52 Moderate 39 52
Fri 48 Good 31 48
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
SBCAPE1421 J/kg
MLCAPE799 J/kg
MUCAPE1421 J/kg
SBCIN-151 J/kg
MLCIN-203 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear16 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear14 kt
0–1 km SRH64
0–3 km SRH75
Eff. SRH75
Storm Motion336° @ 23 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index21.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.63 in
0–3 km LR5.6 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals44.8
LCL926 hPa
LFC753 hPa
EL171 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,997 ft