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Shelby County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 5:14 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
30°C
Feels like 36°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
4 mph SSW
Humidity
71%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.42 inHg
Visibility
6 mi
UV Index
4.7
Cloud Cover
70%
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Shelby County is currently mostly cloudy at 30°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3392 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:41AM · Sunset: 7:59PM.

53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
30°
42%
6 PM
31°
25%
7 PM
29°
15%
8 PM
29°
18%
9 PM
26°
21%
10 PM
26°
15%
11 PM
26°
3%
12 AM
26°
3%
1 AM
24°
3%
2 AM
24°
5%
3 AM
24°
8%
4 AM
24°
8%
5 AM
22°
8%
6 AM
23°
8%
7 AM
23°
8%
8 AM
26°
23%
9 AM
28°
23%
10 AM
30°
24%
11 AM
31°
24%
12 PM
33°
25%
1 PM
36°
25%
2 PM
36°
25%
3 PM
36°
26%
4 PM
36°
37%
7-Day Forecast
Today
33° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 42% chance of rain.
Thu
38° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 41% chance of rain.
Fri
37° 23°
Rain, 78% chance.
Sat
36° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 68% chance of rain.
Sun
35° 22°
Rain, 64% chance.
Mon
34° 22°
Drizzle, 64% chance.
Tue
34° 23°
Rain, 64% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 30° Mostly Cloudy 42% 4 mph SSW 71%
6 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 25% 4 mph N 78%
7 PM 29° Overcast 15% 4 mph NNE 82%
8 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 18% 3 mph NNE 83%
9 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 21% 2 mph N 84%
10 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 15% 2 mph N 83%
11 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph NNE 84%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph NE 85%
1 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph NE 86%
2 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NE 86%
3 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 8% 4 mph NE 86%
4 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph ENE 85%
5 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph ENE 86%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 8% 2 mph NE 86%
7 AM 23° Mostly Clear 8% 2 mph NE 85%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 23% 2 mph ENE 78%
9 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 23% 2 mph ENE 70%
10 AM 30° Partly Cloudy 24% 2 mph ENE 64%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 24% 3 mph ENE 58%
12 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph ENE 53%
1 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph E 50%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph E 49%
3 PM 36° Mostly Clear 26% 4 mph E 48%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 37% 4 mph E 48%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/1
Mostly Cloudy
42%
22°
33°
Thu
7/2
Partly Cloudy
41%
22°
38°
Fri
7/3
Rain
78%
23°
37°
Sat
7/4
Mostly Cloudy
68%
23°
36°
Sun
7/5
Rain
64%
22°
35°
Mon
7/6
Drizzle
64%
22°
34°
Tue
7/7
Rain
64%
23°
34°
Wed
7/8
Thunderstorm
63%
23°
33°
Thu
7/9
Rain
68%
23°
34°
Fri
7/10
Rain
68%
22°
34°
Sat
7/11
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Sun
7/12
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Mon
7/13
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Tue
7/14
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Wed
7/15
Drizzle
90%
22°
34°
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 10.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 53 Moderate 37 53
Fri 52 Moderate 35 52
Sat 55 Moderate 38 55
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
SBCAPE3790 J/kg
MLCAPE3769 J/kg
MUCAPE4157 J/kg
SBCIN-36 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-8.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear20 kt
0–1 km Shear8 kt
Eff. Shear22 kt
0–1 km SRH-39
0–3 km SRH-66
Eff. SRH-66
Storm Motion44° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.9
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index39.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.17 in
0–3 km LR6.8 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals53.8
LCL914 hPa
LFC851 hPa
EL148 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,404 ft