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

Russell County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 12:53 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 30°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
3 mph WSW
Humidity
75%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.65 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
3%
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:22 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Russell County is currently clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2097 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:06AM · Sunset: 7:22PM.

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
46 AQI · Good 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
24°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
28°
3%
9 AM
31°
3%
10 AM
32°
3%
11 AM
34°
5%
12 PM
37°
10%
1 PM
37°
16%
2 PM
37°
18%
3 PM
36°
8%
4 PM
34°
8%
5 PM
33°
8%
6 PM
32°
5%
7 PM
32°
5%
8 PM
30°
5%
9 PM
29°
5%
10 PM
29°
5%
11 PM
29°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
39° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
38° 22°
Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Thu
38° 23°
Rain, 82% chance.
Fri
36° 22°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
36° 22°
Rain, 71% chance.
Sun
36° 21°
Rain, 27% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Clear 3% 3 mph WSW 75%
1 AM 26° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 76%
2 AM 26° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 77%
3 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 78%
4 AM 24° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 80%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 81%
6 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 83%
7 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph W 75%
8 AM 28° Clear 3% 6 mph W 67%
9 AM 31° Clear 3% 6 mph WNW 59%
10 AM 32° Clear 3% 7 mph WNW 53%
11 AM 34° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph WNW 47%
12 PM 37° Mostly Clear 10% 7 mph WNW 42%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 16% 6 mph WNW 42%
2 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 18% 6 mph WNW 42%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph W 42%
4 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph W 47%
5 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph W 52%
6 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph W 57%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph W 59%
8 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph W 61%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph W 63%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph W 65%
11 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph W 66%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
10%
24°
37°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
6%
24°
39°
Wed
8/19
Clear
51%
22°
38°
Thu
8/20
Rain
82%
23°
38°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
22°
36°
Sat
8/22
Rain
71%
22°
36°
Sun
8/23
Rain
27%
21°
36°
Mon
8/24
Rain
68%
21°
36°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
35°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
68%
21°
35°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
23°
35°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
46
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
46 AQI 8.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
30 AQI 32 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 46 Good 30 46
Tue 49 Good 29 49
Wed 45 Good 35 45
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
SBCAPE759 J/kg
MLCAPE428 J/kg
MUCAPE759 J/kg
SBCIN-181 J/kg
MLCIN-153 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear11 kt
Eff. Shear5 kt
0–1 km SRH-17
0–3 km SRH34
Eff. SRH34
Storm Motion120° @ 9 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index25.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.98 in
0–3 km LR5.0 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals44.5
LCL952 hPa
LFC699 hPa
EL193 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,276 ft