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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	44%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer	29.89 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	101°F (38°C)
Last update	20 Aug 1:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Florence AL

This Afternoon
High: 95 °F
T-storms
Likely
Tonight
Low: 71 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 69 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 92 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 93 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 70.