Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport (KMSL)

Lat: 34.74°NLon: 87.6°WElev: 548ft.

Fair

92°F

33°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.3 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index101°F (38°C)
Last update 5 Sep 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Leighton AL

Heat Advisory September 5, 11:23am until September 6, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 5, 11:23am until September 6, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 98 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Leighton AL
 34.76°N 87.49°W (Elev. 610 ft)
10:50 am CDT Sep 5, 2026
11am CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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