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

Russell County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 9:36 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 33°
Mostly Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
6 mph WNW
Humidity
69%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.63 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.7
Cloud Cover
13%
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Russell County is currently mostly clear at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1634 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:07AM · Sunset: 7:21PM.

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
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
3%
10 AM
31°
14%
11 AM
32°
14%
12 PM
34°
14%
1 PM
36°
13%
2 PM
36°
16%
3 PM
37°
21%
4 PM
36°
29%
5 PM
33°
24%
6 PM
31°
16%
7 PM
30°
16%
8 PM
28°
17%
9 PM
27°
17%
10 PM
26°
8%
11 PM
26°
8%
12 AM
25°
5%
1 AM
26°
5%
2 AM
26°
5%
3 AM
25°
5%
4 AM
24°
5%
5 AM
24°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 21% chance of rain.
Wed
37° 24°
Partly Cloudy.
Thu
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Fri
35° 22°
Clear with a 52% chance of rain.
Sat
33° 21°
Clear.
Sun
35° 21°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Mon
34° 21°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph WNW 69%
10 AM 31° Clear 14% 7 mph WNW 58%
11 AM 32° Clear 14% 8 mph WNW 52%
12 PM 34° Clear 14% 9 mph WNW 45%
1 PM 36° Clear 13% 9 mph WNW 42%
2 PM 36° Clear 16% 9 mph NW 40%
3 PM 37° Clear 21% 9 mph NW 38%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 29% 8 mph NW 42%
5 PM 33° Mostly Clear 24% 7 mph NW 49%
6 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 16% 6 mph NW 57%
7 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 16% 5 mph NW 64%
8 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 17% 4 mph NW 68%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 17% 5 mph WNW 73%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 8% 4 mph WNW 76%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 8% 4 mph WNW 78%
12 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NW 81%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NW 79%
2 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NW 81%
3 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NW 83%
4 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NW 84%
5 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph NW 84%
6 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph NW 85%
7 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 81%
8 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 76%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Mostly Clear
21%
24°
37°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
12%
24°
37°
Thu
8/20
Mostly Clear
28%
23°
38°
Fri
8/21
Clear
52%
22°
35°
Sat
8/22
Clear
16%
21°
33°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
51%
21°
35°
Mon
8/24
Clear
31%
21°
34°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
68%
21°
34°
Wed
8/26
Rain
68%
20°
34°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
68%
19°
31°
Fri
8/28
Rain
90%
14°
33°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
21°
31°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
30°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
21°
31°
54
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
54 AQI 10.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
36 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 54 Moderate 36 54
Thu 55 Moderate 35 55
Fri 58 Moderate 43 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
SBCAPE1674 J/kg
MLCAPE621 J/kg
MUCAPE1674 J/kg
SBCIN-133 J/kg
MLCIN-211 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear5 kt
0–1 km Shear17 kt
Eff. Shear7 kt
0–1 km SRH66
0–3 km SRH57
Eff. SRH57
Storm Motion325° @ 24 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index33.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.90 in
0–3 km LR6.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals44.1
LCL918 hPa
LFC770 hPa
EL160 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,531 ft