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

Etowah County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 2:25 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
25°C
Feels like 29°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
2 mph SW
Humidity
83%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.27 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
9%
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Etowah County is currently clear at 25°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 56% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2026 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:07AM · Sunset: 7:28PM.

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
59 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
25°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
24°
7%
8 AM
27°
15%
9 AM
31°
15%
10 AM
32°
15%
11 AM
34°
15%
12 PM
34°
16%
1 PM
37°
26%
2 PM
37°
31%
3 PM
37°
35%
4 PM
36°
47%
5 PM
34°
52%
6 PM
32°
56%
7 PM
31°
46%
8 PM
30°
47%
9 PM
27°
48%
10 PM
27°
48%
11 PM
27°
49%
12 AM
27°
30%
1 AM
27°
24%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 52% chance of rain.
Tue
34° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 27% chance of rain.
Wed
35° 19°
Clear.
Thu
32° 21°
Clear with a 72% chance of rain.
Fri
31° 21°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sat
32° 21°
Rain, 29% chance.
Sun
33° 20°
Rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 25° Clear 3% 2 mph SW 83%
3 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph WSW 82%
4 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SW 84%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SW 86%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph SW 87%
7 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 7% 2 mph SW 83%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 15% 4 mph WSW 73%
9 AM 31° Clear 15% 6 mph WSW 64%
10 AM 32° Clear 15% 6 mph W 57%
11 AM 34° Clear 15% 7 mph W 52%
12 PM 34° Clear 16% 8 mph W 48%
1 PM 37° Clear 26% 8 mph W 45%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 31% 8 mph W 44%
3 PM 37° Mostly Clear 35% 8 mph W 43%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 47% 9 mph W 45%
5 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 52% 9 mph W 54%
6 PM 32° Rain 56% 9 mph WNW 64%
7 PM 31° Rain 46% 8 mph W 72%
8 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 47% 6 mph W 76%
9 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 48% 5 mph WSW 79%
10 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 48% 5 mph SW 81%
11 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 49% 4 mph WSW 83%
12 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 30% 4 mph W 85%
1 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 24% 4 mph W 86%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
52%
23°
37°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
27%
22°
34°
Wed
8/19
Clear
14%
19°
35°
Thu
8/20
Clear
72%
21°
32°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
51%
21°
31°
Sat
8/22
Rain
29%
21°
32°
Sun
8/23
Rain
19%
20°
33°
Mon
8/24
Clear
43%
19°
31°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
32°
Wed
8/26
Rain
64%
21°
32°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
21°
31°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
19°
29°
59
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
59 AQI 13.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 35 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 59 Moderate 31 59
Tue 58 Moderate 33 58
Wed 56 Moderate 41 56
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
SBCAPE573 J/kg
MLCAPE429 J/kg
MUCAPE905 J/kg
SBCIN-256 J/kg
MLCIN-153 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear4 kt
0–1 km Shear12 kt
Eff. Shear3 kt
0–1 km SRH54
0–3 km SRH66
Eff. SRH56
Storm Motion19° @ 13 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index21.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.48 in
0–3 km LR4.6 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals44.8
LCL963 hPa
LFC662 hPa
EL212 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,083 ft