Extreme Heat Warning — Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Calhoun, AL, Cherokee, AL, Cleburne, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Talladega, AL, Clay, AL, Randolph, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, 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

Blount County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 12:56 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 30°
Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
3 mph S
Humidity
74%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.36 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
1%
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Blount County is currently clear at 26°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 64% around 7 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2364 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:09AM · Sunset: 7:30PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Calhoun, AL, Cherokee, AL, Cleburne, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Talladega, AL, Clay, AL, Randolph, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, 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
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
3%
1 AM
26°
3%
2 AM
26°
3%
3 AM
25°
3%
4 AM
23°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
25°
7%
8 AM
28°
7%
9 AM
29°
15%
10 AM
31°
24%
11 AM
32°
25%
12 PM
35°
25%
1 PM
36°
36%
2 PM
36°
45%
3 PM
36°
45%
4 PM
34°
52%
5 PM
31°
60%
6 PM
29°
55%
7 PM
29°
63%
8 PM
27°
60%
9 PM
27°
60%
10 PM
27°
50%
11 PM
26°
53%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 55% chance of rain.
Tue
34° 22°
Fog with a 35% chance of rain.
Wed
36° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 50% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 22°
Clear with a 33% chance of rain.
Fri
33° 21°
Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
33° 20°
Rain, 63% chance.
Sun
34° 19°
Thunderstorm, 28% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Clear 3% 3 mph S 74%
1 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph S 74%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SSW 77%
3 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SW 80%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSW 82%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 84%
6 AM 23° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 86%
7 AM 25° Clear 7% 5 mph SW 79%
8 AM 28° Clear 7% 6 mph WSW 72%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 15% 6 mph WSW 66%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 24% 7 mph W 60%
11 AM 32° Clear 25% 8 mph W 54%
12 PM 35° Clear 25% 8 mph W 49%
1 PM 36° Clear 36% 8 mph W 47%
2 PM 36° Mostly Clear 45% 8 mph W 45%
3 PM 36° Mostly Clear 45% 8 mph W 44%
4 PM 34° Mostly Clear 52% 6 mph W 54%
5 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 60% 4 mph W 69%
6 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 55% 5 mph WNW 79%
7 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 63% 5 mph W 79%
8 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 60% 5 mph W 79%
9 PM 27° Mostly Clear 60% 5 mph W 78%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 50% 5 mph W 81%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 53% 6 mph WNW 83%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
55%
22°
36°
Tue
8/18
Fog
35%
22°
34°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
50%
19°
36°
Thu
8/20
Clear
33%
22°
33°
Fri
8/21
Rain
82%
21°
33°
Sat
8/22
Rain
63%
20°
33°
Sun
8/23
Thunderstorm
28%
19°
34°
Mon
8/24
Rain
44%
19°
32°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
44%
20°
32°
Wed
8/26
Rain
68%
19°
32°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
54
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
54 AQI 10.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
26 AQI 29 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 54 Moderate 26 54
Tue 56 Moderate 29 56
Wed 54 Moderate 36 54
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 Mon Aug 17, 04:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE699 J/kg
MLCAPE790 J/kg
MUCAPE1166 J/kg
SBCIN-235 J/kg
MLCIN-118 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear17 kt
Eff. Shear8 kt
0–1 km SRH91
0–3 km SRH62
Eff. SRH62
Storm Motion348° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index15.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.58 in
0–3 km LR5.0 °C/km
700–500 LR6.1 °C/km
Total Totals47.1
LCL933 hPa
LFC661 hPa
EL202 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,797 ft