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

Pickens County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 2:20 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 29°
Mostly Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
4 mph SW
Humidity
77%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.69 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
20%
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Pickens County is currently mostly clear at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 50% around 8 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1931 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:16AM · Sunset: 7:35PM.

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
55 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
26°
3%
5 AM
24°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
27°
7%
9 AM
29°
7%
10 AM
32°
15%
11 AM
33°
15%
12 PM
34°
20%
1 PM
38°
21%
2 PM
38°
27%
3 PM
37°
31%
4 PM
37°
31%
5 PM
37°
31%
6 PM
35°
42%
7 PM
33°
46%
8 PM
32°
50%
9 PM
28°
30%
10 PM
27°
41%
11 PM
27°
41%
12 AM
27°
32%
1 AM
27°
28%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 50% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
Wed
41° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Thu
37° 23°
Overcast with a 64% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
36° 21°
Rain, 20% chance.
Sun
37° 21°
Thunderstorm, 27% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 77%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 78%
4 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 79%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 80%
6 AM 24° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 81%
7 AM 24° Clear 3% 5 mph WSW 78%
8 AM 27° Clear 7% 6 mph W 68%
9 AM 29° Clear 7% 6 mph W 60%
10 AM 32° Clear 15% 7 mph W 52%
11 AM 33° Mostly Clear 15% 7 mph W 46%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 20% 6 mph W 39%
1 PM 38° Mostly Clear 21% 6 mph W 35%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 27% 6 mph W 35%
3 PM 37° Mostly Clear 31% 6 mph W 35%
4 PM 37° Mostly Clear 31% 5 mph W 37%
5 PM 37° Mostly Clear 31% 4 mph WSW 43%
6 PM 35° Rain 42% 4 mph SSW 49%
7 PM 33° Rain 46% 5 mph S 56%
8 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 50% 4 mph SSW 64%
9 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 30% 4 mph SW 71%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 41% 3 mph SW 74%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 41% 4 mph SW 76%
12 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 32% 4 mph SW 77%
1 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 28% 4 mph SW 78%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
50%
23°
38°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
31%
23°
38°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
28%
22°
41°
Thu
8/20
Overcast
64%
23°
37°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
21°
36°
Sat
8/22
Rain
20%
21°
36°
Sun
8/23
Thunderstorm
27%
21°
37°
Mon
8/24
Clear
43%
20°
36°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
33°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
19°
35°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
55
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
55 AQI 11.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 55 Moderate 34 55
Tue 52 Moderate 31 52
Wed 52 Moderate 32 52
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
SBCAPE640 J/kg
MLCAPE1085 J/kg
MUCAPE1273 J/kg
SBCIN-294 J/kg
MLCIN-147 J/kg
Lifted Index-1.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear5 kt
0–1 km Shear11 kt
Eff. Shear8 kt
0–1 km SRH43
0–3 km SRH55
Eff. SRH76
Storm Motion55° @ 11 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index26.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.87 in
0–3 km LR5.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals45.8
LCL948 hPa
LFC716 hPa
EL203 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,923 ft