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

Sumter County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 9:37 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 33°
Mostly Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
5 mph WNW
Humidity
63%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.86 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.4
Cloud Cover
23%
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
7:33 PM
Drag to pan · double-click to forecast a point
WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Sumter County is currently mostly clear at 30°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 64% around 4 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1888 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:18AM · Sunset: 7:33PM.

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
57 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
3%
10 AM
31°
23%
11 AM
33°
23%
12 PM
34°
23%
1 PM
37°
36%
2 PM
38°
47%
3 PM
38°
56%
4 PM
36°
64%
5 PM
34°
59%
6 PM
30°
62%
7 PM
29°
55%
8 PM
28°
53%
9 PM
26°
63%
10 PM
25°
55%
11 PM
24°
43%
12 AM
24°
43%
1 AM
24°
24%
2 AM
24°
16%
3 AM
24°
16%
4 AM
23°
15%
5 AM
23°
15%
6 AM
23°
15%
7 AM
23°
13%
8 AM
26°
29%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 63% chance of rain.
Wed
39° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 47% chance of rain.
Thu
39° 24°
Clear with a 62% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Sat
35° 21°
Clear with a 30% chance of rain.
Sun
37° 19°
Drizzle, 43% chance.
Mon
34° 19°
Drizzle, 44% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph WNW 63%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 23% 7 mph WNW 54%
11 AM 33° Mostly Clear 23% 7 mph WNW 47%
12 PM 34° Clear 23% 7 mph WNW 41%
1 PM 37° Clear 36% 6 mph WNW 37%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 47% 6 mph WNW 35%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 56% 6 mph WNW 35%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 64% 5 mph NW 46%
5 PM 34° Mostly Clear 59% 5 mph NNW 62%
6 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 62% 7 mph NNW 78%
7 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 55% 6 mph N 86%
8 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 53% 4 mph SE 89%
9 PM 26° Rain 63% 3 mph SSE 91%
10 PM 25° Rain 55% 4 mph SE 93%
11 PM 24° Overcast 43% 5 mph ESE 93%
12 AM 24° Overcast 43% 5 mph ESE 94%
1 AM 24° Overcast 24% 5 mph ENE 94%
2 AM 24° Overcast 16% 4 mph E 95%
3 AM 24° Overcast 16% 4 mph ESE 95%
4 AM 23° Overcast 15% 4 mph SE 95%
5 AM 23° Overcast 15% 4 mph SE 95%
6 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SE 94%
7 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 13% 2 mph SW 89%
8 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 29% 3 mph WSW 80%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Mostly Clear
63%
23°
38°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
47%
23°
39°
Thu
8/20
Clear
62%
24°
39°
Fri
8/21
Mostly Clear
39%
22°
36°
Sat
8/22
Clear
30%
21°
35°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
43%
19°
37°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
44%
19°
34°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
43%
21°
36°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
68%
22°
36°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
68%
19°
32°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
14°
35°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Sun
8/30
Clear
60%
20°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
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 12.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
36 AQI 39 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 57 Moderate 36 57
Thu 57 Moderate 35 57
Fri 53 Moderate 32 53
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
SBCAPE1606 J/kg
MLCAPE743 J/kg
MUCAPE1606 J/kg
SBCIN-158 J/kg
MLCIN-201 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear10 kt
0–1 km SRH55
0–3 km SRH35
Eff. SRH35
Storm Motion338° @ 21 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index30.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.81 in
0–3 km LR6.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals43.2
LCL915 hPa
LFC774 hPa
EL165 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,190 ft