Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL)

Lat: 34.74°NLon: 87.6°WElev: 548ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 19 Aug 8:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Sheffield AL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

    High: 95 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. Calm wind.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
Sheffield AL
 34.75°N 87.69°W (Elev. 499 ft)
8:50 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
9pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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