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Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Last updated: 1:03 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 30°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
7 mph S
Humidity
82%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.74 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
80%
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tuscaloosa is currently mostly cloudy at 27°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2235 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:17AM · Sunset: 7:28PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Walker, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL
Expires 9:00 PM
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
Expires 9:00 PM
56 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
8%
2 AM
25°
11%
3 AM
25°
17%
4 AM
24°
21%
5 AM
23°
20%
6 AM
23°
20%
7 AM
23°
20%
8 AM
24°
23%
9 AM
26°
23%
10 AM
27°
23%
11 AM
28°
23%
12 PM
29°
23%
1 PM
33°
23%
2 PM
33°
23%
3 PM
33°
23%
4 PM
34°
23%
5 PM
36°
22%
6 PM
36°
18%
7 PM
35°
18%
8 PM
33°
18%
9 PM
30°
20%
10 PM
28°
20%
11 PM
27°
11%
12 AM
26°
6%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 23% chance of rain.
Sat
37° 22°
Clear.
Sun
38° 20°
Clear with a 59% chance of rain.
Mon
33° 19°
Clear with a 74% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 19°
Rain, 64% chance.
Wed
38° 23°
Rain, 64% chance.
Thu
34° 19°
Rain, 90% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Mostly Cloudy 8% 7 mph S 82%
2 AM 25° Overcast 11% 5 mph ENE 88%
3 AM 25° Overcast 17% 3 mph NNE 88%
4 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 21% 3 mph NNE 89%
5 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 20% 3 mph NNW 88%
6 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 20% 3 mph NW 87%
7 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 20% 2 mph W 87%
8 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 23% 2 mph WSW 82%
9 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 23% 2 mph WSW 77%
10 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 23% 2 mph WSW 71%
11 AM 28° Mostly Clear 23% 2 mph WSW 67%
12 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 23% 3 mph WNW 62%
1 PM 33° Mostly Clear 23% 3 mph W 57%
2 PM 33° Mostly Clear 23% 3 mph W 56%
3 PM 33° Mostly Clear 23% 4 mph W 56%
4 PM 34° Mostly Clear 23% 4 mph W 55%
5 PM 36° Mostly Clear 22% 4 mph WNW 57%
6 PM 36° Mostly Clear 18% 4 mph WNW 60%
7 PM 35° Mostly Clear 18% 4 mph NW 62%
8 PM 33° Mostly Clear 18% 3 mph NW 64%
9 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 20% 3 mph NW 66%
10 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 20% 2 mph N 68%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 11% 2 mph NNE 68%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 6% 3 mph N 72%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Partly Cloudy
23%
22°
36°
Sat
8/22
Clear
6%
22°
37°
Sun
8/23
Clear
59%
20°
38°
Mon
8/24
Clear
74%
19°
33°
Tue
8/25
Rain
64%
19°
37°
Wed
8/26
Rain
64%
23°
38°
Thu
8/27
Rain
90%
19°
34°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
43%
19°
38°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
44%
21°
38°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
51%
20°
38°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
21°
37°
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 11.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 56 Moderate 38 56
Sat 51 Moderate 38 51
Sun 56 Moderate 35 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 Fri Aug 21, 03:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1640 J/kg
MLCAPE1747 J/kg
MUCAPE2272 J/kg
SBCIN-169 J/kg
MLCIN-115 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear9 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear14 kt
0–1 km SRH59
0–3 km SRH50
Eff. SRH50
Storm Motion8° @ 10 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.15 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR6.7 °C/km
Total Totals53.0
LCL949 hPa
LFC769 hPa
EL175 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,023 ft