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

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Last updated: 12:58 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 31°
Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
4 mph S
Humidity
70%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.77 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
3%
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
7:33 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tuscaloosa is currently clear at 28°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2162 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:14AM · Sunset: 7:33PM.

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
61 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
11%
1 AM
27°
11%
2 AM
27°
11%
3 AM
26°
11%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
24°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
27°
3%
8 AM
29°
3%
9 AM
31°
3%
10 AM
33°
11%
11 AM
34°
11%
12 PM
38°
15%
1 PM
38°
22%
2 PM
37°
22%
3 PM
36°
26%
4 PM
37°
17%
5 PM
36°
22%
6 PM
34°
22%
7 PM
34°
22%
8 PM
31°
18%
9 PM
30°
13%
10 PM
29°
23%
11 PM
29°
20%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 26% chance of rain.
Tue
39° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 26% chance of rain.
Wed
41° 23°
Rain, 59% chance.
Thu
38° 23°
Rain, 64% chance.
Fri
37° 21°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sat
37° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sun
37° 21°
Rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Clear 11% 4 mph S 70%
1 AM 27° Clear 11% 4 mph S 71%
2 AM 27° Clear 11% 4 mph S 73%
3 AM 26° Clear 11% 4 mph SSW 76%
4 AM 24° Clear 3% 3 mph SSW 78%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 80%
6 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SW 82%
7 AM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph WSW 73%
8 AM 29° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph W 66%
9 AM 31° Clear 3% 6 mph W 58%
10 AM 33° Clear 11% 6 mph W 51%
11 AM 34° Clear 11% 6 mph W 44%
12 PM 38° Mostly Clear 15% 6 mph W 37%
1 PM 38° Mostly Clear 22% 6 mph WSW 38%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 22% 6 mph WSW 40%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 26% 7 mph WSW 42%
4 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 17% 6 mph WSW 48%
5 PM 36° Rain 22% 7 mph WSW 54%
6 PM 34° Rain 22% 8 mph SW 59%
7 PM 34° Rain 22% 6 mph WSW 61%
8 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 18% 6 mph WSW 63%
9 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 13% 6 mph WSW 64%
10 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 23% 6 mph WSW 66%
11 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 20% 6 mph WSW 68%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
26%
23°
38°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
26%
23°
39°
Wed
8/19
Rain
59%
23°
41°
Thu
8/20
Rain
64%
23°
38°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
51%
21°
37°
Sat
8/22
Rain
64%
21°
37°
Sun
8/23
Rain
18%
21°
37°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
43%
20°
37°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
68%
21°
34°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
51%
20°
37°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
35°
61
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
61 AQI 14.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 34 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 61 Moderate 31 61
Tue 56 Moderate 29 56
Wed 58 Moderate 34 58
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
SBCAPE1081 J/kg
MLCAPE911 J/kg
MUCAPE1361 J/kg
SBCIN-202 J/kg
MLCIN-147 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear7 kt
0–1 km Shear17 kt
Eff. Shear8 kt
0–1 km SRH76
0–3 km SRH51
Eff. SRH51
Storm Motion51° @ 9 kt
0–1 km EHI0.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index24.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.88 in
0–3 km LR5.5 °C/km
700–500 LR6.0 °C/km
Total Totals48.1
LCL936 hPa
LFC801 hPa
EL173 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,001 ft