Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists Across the South

Scattered severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall are possible into the night in the Mid Atlantic, and heavy rain will shift to Virginia and the Carolinas on Friday. Severe thunderstorms are also possible in the Central Plains into the Upper MS Valley and the Deep South tonight. Dangerous heat persists across the Southern Plains and Lower MS Valley and heat will expand into the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Guntersville Municipal Airport (K8A1)

Lat: 34.4°NLon: 86.27°WElev: 600ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Vrbl 1 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 81°F (27°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index98°F (37°C)
Last update 20 Aug 7:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Owens Cross Roads AL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and midnight.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 72 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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Point Forecast:
Owens Cross Roads AL
 34.6°N 86.46°W (Elev. 581 ft)
7:50 pm CDT Aug 20, 2026
8pm CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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