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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL)

Lat: 34.74°NLon: 87.6°WElev: 548ft.

Fair

89°F

32°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1025.3 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index94°F (34°C)
Last update 17 Sep 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Muscle Shoals AL

Heat Advisory September 17, 11:43am until September 19, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory September 17, 11:43am until September 19, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Muscle Shoals AL
 34.68°N 87.61°W (Elev. 561 ft)
Last Update:
10:50 am CDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 23, 2026
 
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