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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

95°F

35°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 30.18 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 17 Sep 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport AL

Heat Advisory September 17, 04:10pm until September 19, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory September 17, 04:10pm until September 19, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming north northeast 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. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

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

    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

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Muscle Shoals, North West Alabama Regional Airport AL
 34.77°N 87.6°W (Elev. 538 ft)
Last Update:
3:50 pm CDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 24, 2026
 
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