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

Pickens County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 12:56 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 30°
Mostly Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
5 mph SSW
Humidity
74%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.69 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
22%
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Pickens County is currently mostly clear at 27°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1922 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:16AM · Sunset: 7:35PM.

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
55 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
26°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
24°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
26°
7%
8 AM
28°
7%
9 AM
31°
7%
10 AM
32°
16%
11 AM
34°
20%
12 PM
38°
19%
1 PM
38°
27%
2 PM
38°
28%
3 PM
37°
28%
4 PM
37°
23%
5 PM
36°
30%
6 PM
34°
25%
7 PM
33°
25%
8 PM
30°
15%
9 PM
29°
16%
10 PM
29°
22%
11 PM
28°
22%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 29% chance of rain.
Wed
41° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 57% chance of rain.
Thu
38° 23°
Overcast with a 51% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 21°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sat
37° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sun
36° 21°
Rain, 27% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 74%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSW 75%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SW 77%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 79%
4 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 79%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 80%
6 AM 24° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 81%
7 AM 26° Clear 7% 6 mph W 72%
8 AM 28° Clear 7% 6 mph W 63%
9 AM 31° Clear 7% 7 mph W 55%
10 AM 32° Clear 16% 7 mph W 48%
11 AM 34° Mostly Clear 20% 6 mph W 42%
12 PM 38° Mostly Clear 19% 6 mph W 35%
1 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 27% 6 mph W 34%
2 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 28% 6 mph W 35%
3 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 28% 6 mph W 35%
4 PM 37° Mostly Clear 23% 4 mph WSW 40%
5 PM 36° Mostly Clear 30% 4 mph SW 46%
6 PM 34° Rain 25% 6 mph SSW 52%
7 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 25% 5 mph SSW 57%
8 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 15% 5 mph SW 62%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 16% 4 mph SW 67%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 22% 4 mph SW 68%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 22% 4 mph SW 70%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
28%
23°
38°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
29%
23°
38°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
57%
22°
41°
Thu
8/20
Overcast
51%
23°
38°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
51%
21°
36°
Sat
8/22
Rain
64%
21°
37°
Sun
8/23
Rain
27%
21°
36°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
43%
20°
36°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
44%
21°
33°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
51%
19°
36°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
35°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
55
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
55 AQI 11.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 55 Moderate 34 55
Tue 52 Moderate 31 52
Wed 52 Moderate 32 52
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
SBCAPE615 J/kg
MLCAPE773 J/kg
MUCAPE1157 J/kg
SBCIN-258 J/kg
MLCIN-153 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear16 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH81
0–3 km SRH62
Eff. SRH49
Storm Motion57° @ 9 kt
0–1 km EHI0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index25.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.79 in
0–3 km LR5.4 °C/km
700–500 LR6.0 °C/km
Total Totals47.5
LCL929 hPa
LFC695 hPa
EL220 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,988 ft