Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Heat Advisory — Perry, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Calhoun, AL, Cleburne, AL, Talladega, AL, Clay, AL, Randolph, AL, Coosa, AL, Tallapoosa, AL, Chambers, 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 Heat Advisory — Calhoun, AL, Talladega, AL, Coosa, AL, Tallapoosa, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL 9:00 PM

Cherokee County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 5:05 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 38°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
4 mph ESE
Humidity
62%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.37 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.3
Cloud Cover
62%
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently mostly cloudy at 32°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 57% around 5 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3225 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:34AM · Sunset: 7:57PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Perry, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Calhoun, AL, Cleburne, AL, Talladega, AL, Clay, AL, Randolph, AL, Coosa, AL, Tallapoosa, AL, Chambers, 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
Heat Advisory
Calhoun, AL, Talladega, AL, Coosa, AL, Tallapoosa, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL
Expires 9:00 PM
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
52%
6 PM
33°
47%
7 PM
31°
34%
8 PM
29°
33%
9 PM
27°
32%
10 PM
25°
13%
11 PM
24°
8%
12 AM
24°
4%
1 AM
24°
4%
2 AM
23°
5%
3 AM
23°
9%
4 AM
22°
11%
5 AM
21°
12%
6 AM
22°
21%
7 AM
23°
21%
8 AM
24°
27%
9 AM
28°
21%
10 AM
29°
34%
11 AM
30°
43%
12 PM
33°
44%
1 PM
34°
44%
2 PM
34°
47%
3 PM
34°
47%
4 PM
34°
57%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 52% chance of rain.
Thu
36° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 57% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 65% chance of rain.
Sat
34° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 31% chance of rain.
Sun
34° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Mon
33° 21°
Rain, 82% chance.
Tue
33° 22°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Cloudy 52% 4 mph ESE 62%
6 PM 33° Overcast 47% 3 mph NE 68%
7 PM 31° Overcast 34% 4 mph NE 75%
8 PM 29° Overcast 33% 4 mph ENE 80%
9 PM 27° Overcast 32% 4 mph NE 85%
10 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 13% 4 mph NE 89%
11 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 8% 4 mph NNE 89%
12 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 4% 2 mph ENE 90%
1 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 4% 2 mph E 90%
2 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 5% 2 mph ENE 91%
3 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 9% 2 mph E 93%
4 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 11% 3 mph E 94%
5 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 12% 3 mph E 93%
6 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 21% 3 mph E 93%
7 AM 23° Fog 21% 3 mph ENE 90%
8 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 27% 3 mph N 83%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 21% 3 mph N 74%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 34% 3 mph NNW 66%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 43% 3 mph NNW 63%
12 PM 33° Mostly Clear 44% 3 mph NW 60%
1 PM 34° Mostly Clear 44% 3 mph NW 57%
2 PM 34° Mostly Clear 47% 3 mph NW 55%
3 PM 34° Mostly Clear 47% 3 mph NW 54%
4 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 57% 3 mph NNW 53%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/1
Mostly Cloudy
52%
21°
34°
Thu
7/2
Partly Cloudy
57%
21°
36°
Fri
7/3
Partly Cloudy
65%
21°
36°
Sat
7/4
Partly Cloudy
31%
21°
34°
Sun
7/5
Rain
64%
21°
34°
Mon
7/6
Rain
82%
21°
33°
Tue
7/7
Drizzle
52%
22°
33°
Wed
7/8
Drizzle
69%
22°
31°
Thu
7/9
Rain
68%
21°
32°
Fri
7/10
Rain
90%
21°
32°
Sat
7/11
Drizzle
64%
22°
32°
Sun
7/12
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Mon
7/13
Rain
90%
21°
32°
Tue
7/14
Drizzle
60%
22°
32°
Wed
7/15
Drizzle
60%
21°
31°
53
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
53 AQI 10.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 53 Moderate 44 53
Fri 49 Good 44 49
Sat 51 Moderate 40 51
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 Wed Jul 1, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3961 J/kg
MLCAPE3530 J/kg
MUCAPE3961 J/kg
SBCIN-100 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-9.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear11 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear9 kt
0–1 km SRH-16
0–3 km SRH-45
Eff. SRH-45
Storm Motion39° @ 20 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index38.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.02 in
0–3 km LR7.3 °C/km
700–500 LR6.8 °C/km
Total Totals54.5
LCL874 hPa
LFC810 hPa
EL147 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,767 ft