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

Walker County, Alabama, United States

Last updated: 2:18 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
2 mph SSW
Humidity
80%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.55 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
15%
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:33 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Walker County is currently mostly clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2192 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:12AM · Sunset: 7:33PM.

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
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
25°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
24°
7%
8 AM
27°
15%
9 AM
29°
17%
10 AM
31°
17%
11 AM
33°
24%
12 PM
34°
25%
1 PM
37°
32%
2 PM
37°
32%
3 PM
37°
33%
4 PM
37°
35%
5 PM
36°
35%
6 PM
34°
43%
7 PM
33°
43%
8 PM
32°
43%
9 PM
28°
34%
10 PM
28°
25%
11 PM
27°
15%
12 AM
27°
16%
1 AM
27°
9%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 43% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
39° 20°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 45% chance of rain.
Fri
35° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
35° 21°
Clear with a 30% chance of rain.
Sun
36° 19°
Rain, 27% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 3% 2 mph SSW 80%
3 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SSW 82%
4 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SSW 83%
5 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SSW 83%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph SW 84%
7 AM 24° Mostly Clear 7% 4 mph SW 82%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 15% 5 mph WSW 73%
9 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 17% 6 mph W 66%
10 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 17% 6 mph W 59%
11 AM 33° Mostly Clear 24% 7 mph W 53%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 25% 7 mph W 47%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 32% 8 mph W 43%
2 PM 37° Mostly Clear 32% 8 mph W 40%
3 PM 37° Mostly Clear 33% 8 mph W 38%
4 PM 37° Mostly Clear 35% 8 mph W 38%
5 PM 36° Mostly Clear 35% 6 mph WSW 44%
6 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 43% 5 mph WSW 52%
7 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 43% 5 mph SW 58%
8 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 43% 5 mph SW 64%
9 PM 28° Mostly Clear 34% 5 mph SW 68%
10 PM 28° Mostly Clear 25% 5 mph SW 72%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SW 75%
12 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 16% 4 mph WSW 78%
1 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 9% 3 mph WSW 80%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
43%
23°
38°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
6%
23°
37°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
28%
20°
39°
Thu
8/20
Mostly Clear
45%
22°
34°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
21°
35°
Sat
8/22
Clear
30%
21°
35°
Sun
8/23
Rain
27%
19°
36°
Mon
8/24
Clear
43%
19°
36°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
34°
Wed
8/26
Rain
68%
19°
34°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
32°
54
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
54 AQI 10.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
28 AQI 31 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 54 Moderate 28 54
Tue 53 Moderate 29 53
Wed 51 Moderate 32 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 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
SBCAPE942 J/kg
MLCAPE496 J/kg
MUCAPE1084 J/kg
SBCIN-246 J/kg
MLCIN-142 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH52
0–3 km SRH101
Eff. SRH101
Storm Motion25° @ 11 kt
0–1 km EHI0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index23.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.75 in
0–3 km LR4.9 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals47.3
LCL962 hPa
LFC786 hPa
EL188 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,594 ft