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Scattered severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall are possible today in the Mid Atlantic, posing a risk for damaging winds and isolated flash flooding. Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect today for northeast Texas into southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. Extreme Heat Warnings are also in effect for the Desert Southwest today into Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Decatur, Pryor Field (KDCU)

Lat: 34.66°NLon: 86.94°WElev: 591ft.

Fair

92°F

33°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index101°F (38°C)
Last update 20 Aug 1:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Decatur AL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 75. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 75 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 75. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Decatur AL
 34.63°N 86.98°W (Elev. 554 ft)
Last Update:
1:50 pm CDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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