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National Weather Service Birmingham AL
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

ALZ018-202100-
Gadsden-Etowah AL
33.97N  86.09W Elev. 569 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      98          72          94          70          94
Temp                      96 87 78 75 74 72 86 92 91 84 77 74 72 71 86 92 94 87
Dewpt                     72 74 75 74 73 72 75 73 71 71 73 72 71 71 71 66 64 65
RH                        46 65 91 97 97100 70 54 52 65 87 93 97100 61 43 37 48
Wind dir                   W NW  E SW  W  N  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  N
Wind spd                   4  2  2  1  1  0  1  4  6  3  2  1  1  0  1  5  6  3
Clouds                    SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          50          30          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.24        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C  S        S  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  C  S        S  C  C
Heat index               105
Max heat              106   109


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    93      68    92      68    92      70    94
Temp          74 71 91 86   73 69 89 84   72 69 90 85   73 71 91 86
Dewpt         68 68 66 65   64 63 64 63   64 64 66 66   68 68 69 69
PWind dir         N     N       N     N       N     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5     5       5    20      30    30
Rain shwrs                                       S  S       C  S  C
Tstms                                               S             C

$$
ALZ019-202100-
Anniston-Calhoun AL
33.59N  85.85W Elev. 612 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      96          72          92          70          92
Temp                      95 85 77 74 72 73 84 90 90 81 75 73 71 71 84 89 92 84
Dewpt                     71 73 74 73 72 72 73 72 71 71 73 72 71 70 70 65 63 65
RH                        46 67 90 97100 97 70 56 54 72 94 97100 97 63 45 38 53
Wind dir                   W  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
Wind spd                   5  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  8  4  0  0  0  0  4  6  8  3
Clouds                    FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          50          50          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.33        0.11        0.01           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C  S        S  C  C  S  S
Tstms                      C  C  C  S        S  C  C  S  S


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    91      68    90      68    91      69    91
Temp          73 70 88 83   72 69 88 82   71 69 88 82   72 70 88 83
Dewpt         67 66 65 66   65 63 63 64   63 63 65 66   67 67 68 69
PWind dir         N    NW      NE     N      SE    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       0     5       5    20      30    30
Rain shwrs                                       S  S    S  C  S  C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
ALZ024-202100-
Birmingham-Jefferson AL
33.56N  86.75W Elev. 650 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      97          73          92          71          93
Temp                      95 85 78 76 75 73 83 90 90 82 77 75 73 72 83 90 93 86
Dewpt                     75 76 76 74 73 73 78 76 75 75 75 73 72 71 74 71 68 70
RH                        53 75 94 94 94100 85 64 62 79 94 94 97 97 74 54 44 59
Wind dir                  NW  S NE  N SE  N  W  W NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                   4  3  3  2  1  0  2  5  6  4  1  0  0  0  2  5  8  4
Clouds                    SC SC B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          50          40          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.16        0.07           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C  S        S  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  C  S        S  C  C
Heat index               107
Max heat              109   111                     105
Heat                       Y  Y


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          71    92      70    90      70    91      72    92
Temp          75 72 91 84   74 71 88 83   73 71 88 83   74 73 89 84
Dewpt         68 69 71 70   66 64 70 69   65 65 71 71   68 68 73 74
PWind dir        NE     N      NE     N      NE    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10      10    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                       S  S    S  S  C  C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
ALZ023-202100-
Tuscaloosa-Tuscaloosa AL
33.23N  87.62W Elev. 170 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                     100          74          96          72          97
Temp                      98 88 80 77 76 74 86 94 94 86 79 76 74 73 86 94 96 89
Dewpt                     70 72 75 75 74 74 74 72 70 72 75 74 73 72 71 66 63 67
RH                        41 59 85 94 94100 68 49 46 63 88 94 97 97 61 40 34 48
Wind dir                   W SW SW  N  N  N  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                   5  4  3  0  0  0  2  5  6  4  1  0  0  0  3  5  6  4
Clouds                    SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40          30          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.10        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C              C  C
Tstms                      C  C  C              C  C
Heat index               105
Max heat              107   108
Heat                       Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          72    95      72    93      71    94      72    95
Temp          76 73 93 87   76 73 91 86   75 72 91 87   76 73 92 87
Dewpt         70 70 67 68   69 67 66 67   67 67 66 67   70 70 69 70
PWind dir        NE     N      NE     N      NE    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 FW SC SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    10      10    10      10    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                       C  S       S  S  C
Tstms                                               S             C

$$
ALZ025-202100-
Shelby Country Airport-Shelby AL
33.18N  86.78W Elev. 587 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      96          73          93          71          94
Temp                      94 86 78 75 74 74 84 91 91 83 77 75 73 72 84 91 93 86
Dewpt                     71 73 75 74 73 73 74 73 71 72 74 73 72 72 71 68 64 67
RH                        47 65 91 97 97 97 72 56 52 70 90 94 97100 65 47 38 53
Wind dir                   W  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                   3  0  0  0  0  0  1  5  5  2  0  0  0  0  2  5  5  1
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          50          50          20           0
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.19        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C  S        S  C  C  S  S
Tstms                      C  C  C  S        S  C  C  S  S
Heat                       Y  Y


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          71    93      70    91      70    92      71    92
Temp          75 72 91 85   74 71 89 84   73 71 89 84   74 72 90 84
Dewpt         68 68 67 68   67 65 67 66   66 66 67 68   69 69 70 71
PWind dir         N     N       N    NW       N     W       N    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10      10    20      20    40
Rain shwrs                                       S  S    S  S  C  C
Tstms                                               S    S        C

$$
ALZ047-202100-
Auburn-Lee AL
32.62N  85.44W Elev. 777 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      94          74          91          73          90
Temp                      92 84 78 75 74 75 85 90 88 81 77 74 73 74 82 88 90 84
Dewpt                     72 74 74 73 72 73 75 74 73 74 74 73 72 73 73 70 67 69
RH                        52 72 88 94 93 94 72 60 61 79 90 97 97 97 74 55 47 61
Wind dir                   W  W SW NW  N  N  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd                   4  3  3  3  3  2  3  5  6  4  3  2  2  3  3  5  6  4
Clouds                    SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          40          60          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.05        0.17        0.02           0
Rain shwrs                 S  C  C  S        S  L  L  C  C
Tstms                      S  C  C  S        S  L  L  C  C


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          72    90      72    89      71    89      72    89
Temp          74 73 88 84   74 73 87 83   74 72 87 83   74 73 87 83
Dewpt         67 67 68 68   66 65 68 69   66 67 69 70   69 70 72 72
PWind dir         N    NW       N     N      NW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10      10    30      20    40
Rain shwrs                                       S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               C    S        C

$$
ALZ044-202100-
Montgomery-Montgomery AL
32.30N  86.40W Elev. 221 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      98          74          96          73          96
Temp                      97 90 79 77 75 76 86 94 92 85 78 75 73 75 85 93 95 89
Dewpt                     71 73 75 75 74 75 75 73 72 74 75 75 73 74 74 70 66 69
RH                        43 58 88 94 97 97 70 51 52 70 91100100 97 70 47 39 52
Wind dir                   W  W SW SW NW  N  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N
Wind spd                   3  3  3  2  1  0  2  3  5  3  2  1  1  1  2  4  5  2
Clouds                    SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40          60          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.04        0.09        0.06           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C           S  L  L  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  C           S  L  L  C  C
Heat index               105
Max heat              106   105                     105
Heat                       Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          72    96      72    95      72    94      72    95
Temp          76 73 93 90   76 74 93 88   75 73 92 88   75 73 92 87
Dewpt         70 70 67 69   69 68 67 69   69 69 68 69   71 71 70 72
PWind dir         N     N       N    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10      10    30      20    40
Rain shwrs                                       S  C    S  S  C  C
Tstms                                               C    S        C

$$
ALZ049-202100-
Troy Municipal Airport-Pike AL
31.88N  86.02W Elev. 398 ft
112 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      97          72          94          71          94
Temp                      95 86 77 75 74 74 86 92 89 82 76 74 73 72 84 91 93 87
Dewpt                     72 74 75 74 73 74 77 74 74 74 75 74 73 72 75 72 69 70
RH                        48 68 94 97 97100 75 56 61 77 97100100100 74 54 46 57
Wind dir                  NW SW SW  W  N  N  W  W SW SW  N  N  W  W NW NW NW  N
Wind spd                   2  2  2  1  1  0  2  3  4  2  0  0  1  1  2  4  4  2
Clouds                    SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40          70          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.13        0.20        0.01           0
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S           S  L  L  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S           S  L  L  C  C
Heat                       Y  Y


Date          Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26  Wed 08/26/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    95      71    94      70    93      71    93
Temp          74 71 92 87   75 72 91 85   74 71 91 85   74 73 90 84
Dewpt         71 70 68 69   69 69 69 70   70 70 70 71   72 72 72 72
PWind dir        NW     N       N    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10      10    30      10    40
Rain shwrs                                       S  C          C  C
Tstms                                               C             C

$$