Heat Advisory — Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Macon, AL, Bullock, AL, Russell, AL, Pike, AL, Barbour, AL 9:00 PM

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Last updated: 6:23 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 38°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
5 mph NW
Humidity
63%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.57 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
3.9
Cloud Cover
32%
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tuscaloosa is currently partly cloudy at 32°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 52% around 7 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3046 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:01AM · Sunset: 7:51PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Pickens, AL, Tuscaloosa, AL, Sumter, AL, Greene, AL, Hale, AL, Perry, AL, Bibb, AL, Chilton, AL, Marengo, AL, Dallas, AL, Autauga, AL, Lowndes, AL, Elmore, AL, Montgomery, AL, Macon, AL, Bullock, AL, Russell, AL, Pike, AL, Barbour, AL
Expires 9:00 PM
57 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
31%
7 PM
31°
51%
8 PM
29°
51%
9 PM
27°
37%
10 PM
27°
30%
11 PM
27°
30%
12 AM
26°
19%
1 AM
26°
6%
2 AM
25°
6%
3 AM
25°
7%
4 AM
24°
7%
5 AM
23°
7%
6 AM
24°
4%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
28°
3%
10 AM
29°
4%
11 AM
30°
10%
12 PM
31°
10%
1 PM
33°
13%
2 PM
33°
16%
3 PM
33°
15%
4 PM
33°
15%
5 PM
33°
15%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
33° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 37% chance of rain.
Thu
35° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Fri
36° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 68% chance of rain.
Sat
31° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 83% chance of rain.
Sun
32° 21°
Rain, 57% chance.
Mon
32° 20°
Drizzle, 56% chance.
Tue
33° 22°
Rain, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Partly Cloudy 31% 5 mph NW 63%
7 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 51% 4 mph NW 70%
8 PM 29° Mostly Clear 51% 3 mph NW 72%
9 PM 27° Mostly Clear 37% 2 mph WNW 74%
10 PM 27° Mostly Clear 30% 2 mph WNW 76%
11 PM 27° Mostly Clear 30% 3 mph NW 78%
12 AM 26° Clear 19% 2 mph WNW 80%
1 AM 26° Clear 6% 2 mph WNW 82%
2 AM 25° Mostly Clear 6% 2 mph WNW 82%
3 AM 25° Mostly Clear 7% 2 mph NW 82%
4 AM 24° Mostly Clear 7% 2 mph NNW 83%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 7% 2 mph NNW 83%
6 AM 24° Mostly Clear 4% 3 mph N 83%
7 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NNE 80%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NE 73%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 2 mph ENE 66%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 4% 2 mph NE 60%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 10% 2 mph NW 57%
12 PM 31° Mostly Clear 10% 2 mph NW 53%
1 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 13% 3 mph NW 51%
2 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 16% 3 mph NW 49%
3 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph NNW 48%
4 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 15% 4 mph NNW 48%
5 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 15% 4 mph NNW 52%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Partly Cloudy
37%
23°
33°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Clear
19%
23°
35°
Fri
7/31
Partly Cloudy
68%
23°
36°
Sat
8/1
Mostly Cloudy
83%
23°
31°
Sun
8/2
Rain
57%
21°
32°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
56%
20°
32°
Tue
8/4
Rain
63%
22°
33°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
54%
22°
34°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
46%
22°
35°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
47%
23°
36°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
64%
23°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
57
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
57 AQI 12.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 34 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 57 Moderate 31 57
Fri 65 Moderate 42 65
Sat 64 Moderate 33 64
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 29, 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
SBCAPE3730 J/kg
MLCAPE4016 J/kg
MUCAPE4685 J/kg
SBCIN-28 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear19 kt
0–1 km Shear8 kt
Eff. Shear26 kt
0–1 km SRH-22
0–3 km SRH-8
Eff. SRH-8
Storm Motion277° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index30.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.13 in
0–3 km LR6.8 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals47.4
LCL910 hPa
LFC873 hPa
EL135 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,316 ft