Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Heat Advisory — Perry, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Calhoun, AL, Cleburne, AL, Talladega, AL, Clay, AL, Randolph, 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 Heat Advisory — Calhoun, AL, Talladega, AL, Coosa, AL, Tallapoosa, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL 9:00 PM

Cherokee County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 6:15 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 38°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
5 mph SE
Humidity
73%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.35 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.8
Cloud Cover
58%
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently partly cloudy at 31°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 63% around 7 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3338 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:34AM · Sunset: 7:57PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Perry, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Calhoun, AL, Cleburne, AL, Talladega, AL, Clay, AL, Randolph, 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
Heat Advisory
Calhoun, AL, Talladega, AL, Coosa, AL, Tallapoosa, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Marion, AL, Lamar, AL, Fayette, AL, Winston, AL, Walker, AL, Blount, AL, Etowah, AL, Cherokee, AL, Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Jefferson, AL, Shelby, AL, St. Clair, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL
Expires 9:00 PM
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
41%
7 PM
29°
63%
8 PM
28°
51%
9 PM
26°
47%
10 PM
25°
40%
11 PM
24°
33%
12 AM
24°
16%
1 AM
23°
4%
2 AM
23°
4%
3 AM
23°
8%
4 AM
22°
11%
5 AM
21°
12%
6 AM
22°
21%
7 AM
23°
21%
8 AM
25°
21%
9 AM
28°
11%
10 AM
30°
26%
11 AM
31°
34%
12 PM
32°
24%
1 PM
35°
25%
2 PM
36°
28%
3 PM
36°
31%
4 PM
35°
22%
5 PM
33°
22%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
34° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 47% chance of rain.
Thu
37° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 29% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain.
Sat
34° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 32% chance of rain.
Sun
34° 22°
Rain, 64% chance.
Mon
32° 22°
Rain, 70% chance.
Tue
33° 22°
Thunderstorm, 64% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Partly Cloudy 41% 5 mph SE 73%
7 PM 29° Overcast 63% 6 mph S 80%
8 PM 28° Overcast 51% 6 mph SW 84%
9 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 47% 6 mph W 87%
10 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 40% 4 mph NE 89%
11 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 33% 3 mph NNE 89%
12 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 16% 3 mph SSE 88%
1 AM 23° Mostly Clear 4% 2 mph SSE 88%
2 AM 23° Mostly Clear 4% 3 mph SE 89%
3 AM 23° Mostly Clear 8% 2 mph E 90%
4 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 11% 3 mph E 91%
5 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 12% 3 mph E 90%
6 AM 22° Haze 21% 2 mph E 90%
7 AM 23° Haze 21% 2 mph ENE 88%
8 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 21% 2 mph NE 80%
9 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 11% 2 mph NNE 72%
10 AM 30° Partly Cloudy 26% 2 mph NNE 65%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 34% 2 mph N 61%
12 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 24% 2 mph N 58%
1 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 25% 2 mph N 54%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 28% 3 mph N 52%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 31% 3 mph NNW 50%
4 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 22% 3 mph N 51%
5 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 22% 4 mph NNE 59%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/1
Partly Cloudy
47%
21°
34°
Thu
7/2
Partly Cloudy
29%
21°
37°
Fri
7/3
Partly Cloudy
50%
21°
36°
Sat
7/4
Partly Cloudy
32%
21°
34°
Sun
7/5
Rain
64%
22°
34°
Mon
7/6
Rain
70%
22°
32°
Tue
7/7
Thunderstorm
64%
22°
33°
Wed
7/8
Rain
71%
22°
32°
Thu
7/9
Rain
90%
21°
31°
Fri
7/10
Rain
68%
22°
32°
Sat
7/11
Drizzle
64%
22°
36°
Sun
7/12
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Mon
7/13
Rain
90%
21°
32°
Tue
7/14
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
Wed
7/15
Drizzle
60%
21°
31°
53
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
53 AQI 10.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 53 Moderate 44 53
Fri 49 Good 44 49
Sat 51 Moderate 40 51
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 Wed Jul 1, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3974 J/kg
MLCAPE3643 J/kg
MUCAPE3974 J/kg
SBCIN-120 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-9.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear14 kt
0–1 km Shear8 kt
Eff. Shear11 kt
0–1 km SRH-34
0–3 km SRH-74
Eff. SRH-74
Storm Motion41° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.9
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.01 in
0–3 km LR6.4 °C/km
700–500 LR7.1 °C/km
Total Totals54.7
LCL902 hPa
LFC760 hPa
EL147 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,560 ft