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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL)

Lat: 34.74°NLon: 87.6°WElev: 548ft.

Mostly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 28 Jul 10:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport AL

Heat Advisory July 28, 11:55pm until July 29, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory July 28, 11:55pm until July 29, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Tue

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 76 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 95 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport AL
 34.74°N 87.6°W (Elev. 548 ft)
11:50 pm CDT Jul 28, 2025
11pm CDT Jul 28, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 4, 2025
 
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