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

85°F

29°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.2 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 5 Sep 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Florence AL

Heat Advisory September 5, 08:46pm until September 6, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 5, 08:46pm until September 6, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Florence AL
 34.81°N 87.6°W (Elev. 509 ft)
7:50 pm CDT Sep 5, 2026
8pm CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 12, 2026
 
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