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

Etowah County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 12:57 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 30°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
3 mph SW
Humidity
80%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.28 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
0%
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Etowah County is currently clear at 26°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 58% around 10 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2259 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:07AM · Sunset: 7:28PM.

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
59 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
3%
1 AM
25°
3%
2 AM
25°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
23°
8%
5 AM
23°
13%
6 AM
24°
4%
7 AM
26°
17%
8 AM
29°
17%
9 AM
32°
15%
10 AM
33°
16%
11 AM
34°
16%
12 PM
36°
16%
1 PM
37°
32%
2 PM
37°
36%
3 PM
37°
36%
4 PM
36°
48%
5 PM
33°
56%
6 PM
32°
56%
7 PM
31°
57%
8 PM
28°
57%
9 PM
28°
57%
10 PM
28°
58%
11 PM
28°
54%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 23°
Rain, 56% chance.
Tue
34° 22°
Fog with a 36% chance of rain.
Wed
35° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 21°
Clear with a 38% chance of rain.
Fri
31° 21°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sat
33° 20°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
Sun
34° 20°
Rain, 28% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 80%
1 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 79%
2 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph WSW 81%
3 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SW 83%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph SW 84%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 13% 2 mph SW 85%
6 AM 24° Mostly Clear 4% 2 mph SW 86%
7 AM 26° Mostly Clear 17% 4 mph WSW 77%
8 AM 29° Clear 17% 5 mph WSW 69%
9 AM 32° Clear 15% 6 mph W 60%
10 AM 33° Clear 16% 7 mph W 56%
11 AM 34° Clear 16% 7 mph W 50%
12 PM 36° Clear 16% 8 mph W 46%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 32% 8 mph W 44%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 36% 8 mph W 43%
3 PM 37° Mostly Clear 36% 8 mph W 42%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 48% 8 mph W 50%
5 PM 33° Rain 56% 9 mph WNW 60%
6 PM 32° Rain 56% 10 mph WNW 68%
7 PM 31° Rain 57% 8 mph W 71%
8 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 57% 7 mph W 74%
9 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 57% 7 mph WSW 77%
10 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 58% 6 mph WSW 79%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 54% 6 mph W 80%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Rain
56%
23°
37°
Tue
8/18
Fog
36%
22°
34°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
51%
19°
35°
Thu
8/20
Clear
38%
21°
33°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
51%
21°
31°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
52%
20°
33°
Sun
8/23
Rain
28%
20°
34°
Mon
8/24
Clear
18%
19°
31°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
32°
Wed
8/26
Rain
64%
21°
32°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
59
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
59 AQI 13.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 35 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 59 Moderate 31 59
Tue 58 Moderate 33 58
Wed 56 Moderate 41 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 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
SBCAPE1103 J/kg
MLCAPE710 J/kg
MUCAPE1103 J/kg
SBCIN-199 J/kg
MLCIN-128 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear4 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH82
0–3 km SRH68
Eff. SRH68
Storm Motion333° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index11.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.53 in
0–3 km LR4.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals46.7
LCL950 hPa
LFC674 hPa
EL167 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,722 ft