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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gadsden, Gadsden Municipal Airport (KGAD)

Lat: 33.97°NLon: 86.08°WElev: 568ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Altoona AL

Heat Advisory until August 14, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory until August 14, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Altoona AL
 33.98°N 86.37°W
Last Update:
6:06 pm CDT Aug 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
 
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