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

Cherokee County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 12:53 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 29°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
3 mph SW
Humidity
80%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29,35 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0,0
Cloud Cover
0%
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:26 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently clear at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2402 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:05AM · Sunset: 7:26PM.

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
56 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
3%
1 AM
24°
3%
2 AM
24°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
22°
3%
5 AM
22°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
28°
3%
9 AM
30°
7%
10 AM
32°
8%
11 AM
33°
8%
12 PM
36°
8%
1 PM
37°
10%
2 PM
37°
17%
3 PM
37°
17%
4 PM
36°
39%
5 PM
34°
43%
6 PM
33°
44%
7 PM
32°
44%
8 PM
29°
44%
9 PM
28°
40%
10 PM
27°
18%
11 PM
27°
18%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 44% chance of rain.
Tue
34° 21°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
36° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 36% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 21°
Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Fri
32° 21°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sat
32° 20°
Thunderstorm, 63% chance.
Sun
33° 19°
Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 80%
1 AM 24° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 78%
2 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 80%
3 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 82%
4 AM 22° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SW 83%
5 AM 22° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SSW 85%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SSW 87%
7 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 81%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph WSW 72%
9 AM 30° Mostly Clear 7% 6 mph WSW 65%
10 AM 32° Clear 8% 7 mph W 59%
11 AM 33° Clear 8% 7 mph W 52%
12 PM 36° Clear 8% 8 mph W 46%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 10% 8 mph W 44%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 17% 9 mph W 44%
3 PM 37° Mostly Clear 17% 9 mph W 43%
4 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 39% 8 mph W 49%
5 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 43% 8 mph W 57%
6 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 44% 7 mph W 63%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 44% 6 mph W 68%
8 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 44% 6 mph W 73%
9 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 40% 6 mph WSW 78%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 18% 5 mph WSW 80%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 18% 5 mph WSW 81%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
44%
22°
37°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
15%
21°
34°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
36%
19°
36°
Thu
8/20
Clear
28%
21°
34°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
51%
21°
32°
Sat
8/22
Thunderstorm
63%
20°
32°
Sun
8/23
Clear
28%
19°
33°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
42%
19°
32°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
19°
32°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
68%
20°
33°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
20°
32°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
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
Today 56 Moderate 31 56
Tue 57 Moderate 36 57
Wed 53 Moderate 35 53
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 lun. août 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
SBCAPE558 J/kg
MLCAPE836 J/kg
MUCAPE1434 J/kg
SBCIN-236 J/kg
MLCIN-112 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear4 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH81
0–3 km SRH73
Eff. SRH73
Storm Motion323° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index10.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.68 in
0–3 km LR4.4 °C/km
700–500 LR6.4 °C/km
Total Totals48.3
LCL952 hPa
LFC633 hPa
EL212 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,961 ft