Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Decatur, Pryor Field (KDCU)

Lat: 34.66°NLon: 86.94°WElev: 591ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 31 Aug 7:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Elkmont AL

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Elkmont AL
 34.87°N 86.96°W (Elev. 771 ft)
8:50 am CDT Aug 31, 2026
8am CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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