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

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Last updated: 9:40 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 32°
Mostly Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
3 mph NW
Humidity
66%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.77 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
7.6
Cloud Cover
18%
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tuscaloosa is currently mostly clear at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1891 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:15AM · Sunset: 7:32PM.

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
56 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
3%
10 AM
31°
21%
11 AM
32°
21%
12 PM
34°
21%
1 PM
35°
41%
2 PM
35°
40%
3 PM
34°
40%
4 PM
33°
42%
5 PM
33°
46%
6 PM
32°
42%
7 PM
30°
42%
8 PM
29°
43%
9 PM
26°
43%
10 PM
26°
26%
11 PM
25°
27%
12 AM
25°
13%
1 AM
24°
5%
2 AM
24°
5%
3 AM
24°
5%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
8 AM
24°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 43% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Thu
39° 23°
Clear with a 57% chance of rain.
Fri
35° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 64% chance of rain.
Sat
35° 20°
Clear.
Sun
36° 19°
Clear with a 21% chance of rain.
Mon
34° 18°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NW 66%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 21% 6 mph NW 58%
11 AM 32° Mostly Clear 21% 6 mph NW 52%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 21% 6 mph NW 46%
1 PM 35° Mostly Clear 41% 6 mph NW 47%
2 PM 35° Mostly Clear 40% 7 mph NW 50%
3 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 40% 9 mph WNW 54%
4 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 42% 8 mph WNW 59%
5 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 46% 6 mph NW 65%
6 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 42% 4 mph NNE 71%
7 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 42% 4 mph E 78%
8 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 43% 4 mph SE 82%
9 PM 26° Rain 43% 4 mph SSE 86%
10 PM 26° Rain 26% 3 mph SSW 88%
11 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 27% 3 mph SW 89%
12 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 13% 3 mph WSW 91%
1 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph SW 90%
2 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 5% 2 mph SW 91%
3 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 5% 2 mph ENE 92%
4 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph NE 92%
5 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph NE 92%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph NE 92%
7 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 3% 1 mph SSW 89%
8 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph SW 83%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Partly Cloudy
43%
23°
36°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
13%
23°
38°
Thu
8/20
Clear
57%
23°
39°
Fri
8/21
Mostly Clear
64%
22°
35°
Sat
8/22
Clear
16%
20°
35°
Sun
8/23
Clear
21%
19°
36°
Mon
8/24
Clear
31%
18°
34°
Tue
8/25
Rain
69%
19°
36°
Wed
8/26
Rain
68%
21°
35°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
51%
18°
32°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
14°
34°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
56
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
56 AQI 11.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 34 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 56 Moderate 31 56
Thu 57 Moderate 36 57
Fri 56 Moderate 42 56
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
SBCAPE1657 J/kg
MLCAPE660 J/kg
MUCAPE1657 J/kg
SBCIN-118 J/kg
MLCIN-214 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear14 kt
Eff. Shear16 kt
0–1 km SRH70
0–3 km SRH68
Eff. SRH68
Storm Motion334° @ 23 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index19.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.64 in
0–3 km LR5.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals44.8
LCL924 hPa
LFC764 hPa
EL164 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,167 ft