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Current conditions at

Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL)

Lat: 34.74°NLon: 87.6°WElev: 548ft.

Mostly Cloudy

77°F

25°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 15 Aug 5:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Russellville AL

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 5pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
Russellville AL
 34.52°N 87.73°W (Elev. 817 ft)
5:50 am CDT Aug 15, 2025
6am CDT Aug 15, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 21, 2025
 
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