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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gadsden, Gadsden Municipal Airport (KGAD)

Lat: 33.97°NLon: 86.08°WElev: 568ft.

Overcast

63°F

17°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Jan 7:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Altoona AL

Flood Watch until January 10, 12:00pm
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Flood Watch
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    Flood Watch until January 10, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Flood Watch

  • Today

    High: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 57 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then rain, mainly between 9am and noon. High near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Showers then
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then rain, mainly between 9am and noon. High near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Altoona AL
 34.05°N 86.34°W
Last Update:
5:02 am CST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 9, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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