Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Payne, Isbell Field Airport (K4A9)

Lat: 34.47°NLon: 85.72°WElev: 876ft.

Fair

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Sep 12:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Dawson AL

Heat Advisory September 5, 12:45am until September 6, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 5, 12:45am until September 6, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Dawson AL
 34.39°N 85.9°W (Elev. 1191 ft)
12:28 am CDT Sep 5, 2026
12am CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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