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: 2:17 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 28°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
3 mph SW
Humidity
82%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.34 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
7%
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:26 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently clear at 24°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 56% around 7 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2131 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
24°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
22°
3%
6 AM
22°
3%
7 AM
23°
7%
8 AM
26°
15%
9 AM
29°
15%
10 AM
31°
15%
11 AM
33°
15%
12 PM
34°
23%
1 PM
37°
25%
2 PM
37°
35%
3 PM
37°
28%
4 PM
36°
50%
5 PM
35°
52%
6 PM
33°
56%
7 PM
31°
56%
8 PM
30°
47%
9 PM
27°
48%
10 PM
26°
28%
11 PM
26°
29%
12 AM
26°
19%
1 AM
26°
9%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 52% chance of rain.
Tue
34° 22°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
36° 19°
Clear.
Thu
32° 21°
Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Fri
32° 21°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sat
32° 20°
Rain, 42% chance.
Sun
33° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 82%
3 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 80%
4 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 82%
5 AM 22° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SW 84%
6 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSW 86%
7 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 7% 4 mph SSW 86%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 15% 5 mph SW 78%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 15% 6 mph WSW 70%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 15% 6 mph WSW 63%
11 AM 33° Clear 15% 7 mph W 56%
12 PM 34° Clear 23% 8 mph W 49%
1 PM 37° Clear 25% 8 mph W 44%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 35% 8 mph W 43%
3 PM 37° Mostly Clear 28% 9 mph W 44%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 50% 9 mph W 46%
5 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 52% 8 mph W 53%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 56% 8 mph W 62%
7 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 56% 7 mph W 70%
8 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 47% 6 mph WSW 75%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 48% 5 mph WSW 80%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 28% 5 mph SW 84%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 29% 5 mph WSW 86%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 19% 5 mph WSW 87%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 9% 5 mph WSW 88%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
52%
22°
37°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
10%
22°
34°
Wed
8/19
Clear
14%
19°
36°
Thu
8/20
Clear
39%
21°
32°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
51%
21°
32°
Sat
8/22
Rain
42%
20°
32°
Sun
8/23
Clear
19%
19°
33°
Mon
8/24
Clear
43%
19°
32°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
19°
32°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
68%
20°
33°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
30°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
19°
29°
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 Mon Aug 17, 06:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE163 J/kg
MLCAPE386 J/kg
MUCAPE1503 J/kg
SBCIN-377 J/kg
MLCIN-178 J/kg
Lifted Index-1.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear5 kt
0–1 km Shear12 kt
Eff. Shear2 kt
0–1 km SRH35
0–3 km SRH45
Eff. SRH34
Storm Motion37° @ 11 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index21.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.42 in
0–3 km LR4.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.9 °C/km
Total Totals43.6
LCL959 hPa
LFC598 hPa
EL322 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,165 ft